There's a lot of talk, rightly so, of the current economic crisis that we are in.  The blame for our current condition can be spread widely across all walks of life.  One thing that no one is really talking about is how much our consumer driven thinking has affected us economic or socially.

Consumerism,a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buy of consmer goods, has affected ever aspect of our lives.  Shopping has become a pastime.  We car shop, school shop, church shop looking for what meets our wants with relatively little spent figuring out what we need.  This mentality has even crept in our marriages.

All Pro Dad, the web-site Tony Dungy left the Colts to spearhead, has a quiz to help you figure out if this way of thinking has infected your marriage.  Grab a pencil and paper the test is low tech.