We increasingly hear and read about addiction to money. This can include spending it and putting it away. The sufferer feels a compulsion to spend all the money, for example on clothes, perfume, jewellery or shoes. Sometimes, however, the person does not spend money, but puts it away in an account or envelope at home. At least once a day, she has to count it to see if anyone has taken even the smallest amount from her. What is money addiction?