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Money: Values, Behaviors, Habits and Change

Posted on August 24, 2022

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Money values, behaviors, habits, and change: Perhaps there is something about middle age, or a pandemic, that creates the urge to examine values, behaviors, habits, and change. At my 25th college …

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The ABCs of Behavioral Economics

Posted on June 2, 2022

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The ABCs of Behavioral Economics: This article was originally published in NAPFA Advisor magazine. Behavioral economics, with its long lexicon of “biases,” has enjoyed great popularity for a couple …

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Monthly Money Dates

Posted on February 2, 2022

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Monthly money dates sure don’t sound very romantic. However, it’s said that money and sex are the two biggest reasons for divorce*. Could it be just a coincidence they are also two of the most …

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What’s a Holiday Spending Style?

Posted on December 8, 2021

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What's a holiday spending style? It's the approach you take to spending money on others. How do you decide what to spend at the holidays, and on whom? In her program, Money Habitudes …

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Decision Fatigue and Shopping

Posted on December 1, 2021

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Decision fatigue is a real thing. I discovered this poignantly on a recent shopping trip. The mission was simple: Buy a spice rack. I figured the best shot was at Bed Bath Beyond (BBB); a store I had …

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