Products tout ‘mindfulness’ in financial planning, but it’s not always clear what that means.
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Awareness and acceptance of not only your money, but your feelings about your money, can help guide responsible financial decisions.
There are plenty of budgeting techniques to choose from.
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Understanding how you spend money can help you choose the right budgeting technique.
High prices for groceries, housing and entertainment are leaving shoppers with reduced funds as the holiday season descends upon us.
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There are a number of ways shoppers can resist the temptation of expensive gift options that might strain their budgets this holiday season.
Are you looking for love in all the wrong places?
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Genuine love holds immeasurable value, yet discovering it can pose challenges — and come with a significant price tag.
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Justifying purchases can make parting with money easier but a viral TikTok trend could leave girls spending more than they have.
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A new study by the Retirement Commission has identified the different personality characteristics that influence how we manage our money – you can test your own with their online quiz.
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
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A new survey suggests three ways consumers are behaving like the US economy is in crisis, which may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Rishi Sunak’s government is set to deliver its first budget statement on November 17 2022.
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Sunak and Hunt may hope for some normality after the budget, but markets may not be so content with the details.
Around 12 million Americans take out payday loans to help them pay for monthly expenses.
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Understanding why people underpredict expenses could help them budget more accurately – and even encourage them to save more money.
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What research tells us about what to keep and what to cut back on.
Bold strides towards 2021?
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The chancellor’s spending review and what it means for you.
Protesters rally to have Colorado’s then-incoming governor put an up-to-nine-month moratorium on oil and gas development.
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Millions of dollars are spent every election by corporations that want to influence state regulations and policies, and that’s likely to continue in the upcoming election.
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There are strong psychological drivers underpinning the impulse to splurge hard-earned money online. There are also some simple ways to stop.
Can you really afford a 3D TV set ?
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Recent experimental results suggest that distortions in the perception of wealth are linked to fast, inattentive thinking.
Credit cards sometimes charge exceptionally high interest rates.
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The lawmakers have proposed capping interest rates on consumer loans at 15%, but doing so may hurt some of the people it’s aiming to protect.
Dogs get all the love.
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Pet owners spend a lot more on dogs than cats, and new research suggests it has a lot to do with how differently canines and felines behave.
Compulsive spending or shopping is considered an impulse control disorder.
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Compulsive spending is on the rise, here’s what you need to know.
Speaker Paul Ryan talks about the new GOP tax plan.
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President Trump recently released his tax plan, but he’s also said he wants to stimulate the economy with infrastructure spending. Is one more effective than the other at boosting growth?
Having only a few people with most of the wealth, motivates others. This theory is actually wrong according to research.
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Inequality actually restricts people from earning more, educating themselves and becoming entrepreneurs.
Unexpected increases in housing prices could have caused buyers considering home ownership to borrow more in order to buy a house, and encouraged homeowners to spend more through withdrawing the equity from their homes.
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Research finds higher levels of housing debt among pre-retirees are linked to them working for longer.