Fancy cars and flashy jewelry are classics for consumers who are eager to show off. For more creative ways to make an “I’ve …
Money
How the Rich Got Rich
John D. Rockefeller, America’s first billionaire, said, “If your only goal is to become rich, you’ll never achieve it.”
Easy for him to say, but his point is well taken: If the only thing you care about is making money, no …
For This Year’s Budget, Don’t Rely on Last Year’s Numbers
When developing a budget for the coming year, the previous year’s numbers loom large. Don’t let them anchor you, though.
Canada’s Penny Is No More – Is the U.S. Penny Next?
In an effort to cut costs, the Canadian government released its 2012 budget Thursday without any money designated to fund the Canadian penny. The penny’s costs have finally grown so high that the government has realized it just …
Wealth Matters: Materialistic People Are Less Happy in Marriage
Hot on the heels of a study suggesting that people who have a car, investments or other personal wealth are more likely to marry drops the other shoe: a study that suggests that people who prioritize money are less likely to be …
Even in the Struggling U.S. Economy, It’s Still Only Money
Listening to an interview with an Iranian-American journalist about being detained in jails in Damascus and Tehran, I was struck by the contrast between the extremis of those experiences and the daily drumbeat of high emotions …
“Money leads to autonomy but it does not add to well-being or happiness.”
Why Are You So Stressed?
In a recent poll, the top cause of stress is money, followed by work and the economy—which directly involve money. So basically, it all comes down to moolah. We’re all stressed about money, and/or not having enough of it, and/or not knowing where in the world to get more.
Big Paycheck = Happiness? Not.
We’re undergoing performance evaluations here at TIME, and, although none was offered to me during mine, I believed that a raise that would more than double my salary would erase most if not all of my complaints. But big bucks don’t bring happiness, according to Execunet, which recruits execs:
According to a survey of 2,149 executives
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