In her book The Body Is Not an Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor distinguishes between “best-interest buying,” which reflects a commitment to radical self-love, and “detriment buying,” which is driven by the feeling that you’re flawed or not good enough as you are. The difference between these two types of spending is in the motivation behind them. The same product could be an example of best-interest buying for one person and detriment buying for another, depending on the intentions and beliefs each person has about the purchase.
