Money corrupts, they say, and now there’s a study that shows why people get so sneaky when it comes to making a profit.
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Family MattersViewpoint
Just Say No to Facebook: A Dad Pays His Daughter to Stop the Social-Media Madness
Do some kids need a break from Facebook?
All in the Family: Siblings, Caregiving and Money
How to set sibling rivalries and differences aside to care for aging parents.
Kids and Money: Is It O.K. to Play Financial Favorites?
When parents give more financial aid to one child than another, it can cause family discord, especially if the dealings have been kept secret. Here’s how to handle financial favoritism
CommittedMen & Women
For Love and Money: Why Men Spend More When Women Are Few
When women are in short supply, they expect men to pay more for engagement rings, dinner dates and Valentine’s Day gifts.
CommittedMarriage
The Strange Economics of Cohabitation
Conventional wisdom says that two can live together as cheaply as one. Conventional wisdom is, as usual, a little off. Studies indicate that two can actually live together about 1.4 times as cheaply as one. And new research …
Young Adults Choose Self-Esteem Boost Over Sex and Money
It’s hard to imagine anything young people might value more than food, getting an extra paycheck or even having sex, but according to the results of a recent study in the Journal of Personality there is one thing prized most …
Dirty Money? Traces of BPA Found on Currency
To the long list of household items and other common objects contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA) — an endocrine disruptor linked to infertility, genital abnormalities, cancer and more — add something unexpected: money.
CommittedDivorce
One Person’s Divorce Is Another’s Investment Opportunity
Is it ethical to make money by investing in someone else’s divorce?
It’s True: We Shop Till it Hurts
Feel like going out to dinner at that trendy new spot but can’t justify paying $120 for the tasting menu everyone’s talking about? Then take a date, spend twice as much and call it an investment in the relationship. There, that …
Why We Strive for Money Over Time — and Why It’s a Mistake
An old cliché says time is money. A newer cliché, from Oliver Stone, says money never sleeps — which is essentially the same assessment as the older one. But why are we pretending there’s a contest here?
CommittedDivorce
Another Reason Not to Get Divorced: Bloggers Bare All
Like the Los Angeles Dodgers? Fascinated by the splits of the insanely wealthy? Love a bit o’ legal jargon? Then do we have a blog for you!
How Much Happiness Can Money Buy? About $75,000 Worth
People say money doesn’t make you happy. Except, according to a new study by Princeton University researchers, it actually sort of does — at least up to about $75,000 a year. In an article published on Time.com on Monday, Belinda Luscombe reports: “The lower a person’s income falls below that benchmark, the unhappier he or she
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