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SHINY OBJECTS: Why We Spend Money We Don't Have in Search of Happiness We Can't Buy
SHINY OBJECTS takes a careful and amusing look at how our love of material possessions impacts our happiness and what we can do to find true happiness in a culture awash in material possession love.
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Tag Archives: money
$550 Million Power Ball Lottery = Happiness?
With all of the excitement over the now $550 million Power Ball lottery, I thought I would share with you a brief excerpt from my book (Pages 151-152), Shiny Objects: Why we spend money we don’t have in search of … Continue reading
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Tagged $550 million, everyday pleasures, happiness, lottery winners, money, Power Ball Lottery, Shiny Objects
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Alert! Shiny Objects Reviewed in Today’s Wall Street Journal!
Happy Holidays All, Just a quick note to let you know that Shiny Objects was reviewed on page C9 of Today’s Wall Street Journal (Saturday, November 26). Here’s the link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203699404577048012935449958.html Sincerely, Dr. Roberts
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Tagged happiness, James A. Roberts, Megan Mcardle, money, Shiny Objects, spend, spend it or save it, Wall Street Journal
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Santa Clau$ is Coming to Town
Santa better have a pretty big sleigh this year. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that holiday sales for 2011 will increase 2.8% to a whopping $452.9 billion. That’s a generous $3,566.14 per household in the US (127 million … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, holiday season, money, National retail federation, sales
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Monkey See, Monkey Do
Photo: New York Times. I am convinced that self-control is one of the most important attributes we possess as humans. It affects how we spend our money, our relationships, our productivity at work, and even our happiness. Without … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, money, relationships, Rhesus monkeys, self-control
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You Say “Pelf”, But I Say “Cabbage” ………….
People and cultures assign many names to objects that are important to them. Take for example, the indigenous Sami people of the frozen arctic. Their homeland largely encompasses the northern most regions of Norway, Finland, Sweden, and the Kola … Continue reading
Are You a Spendthrift or a Tightwad?
If you had to describe your money management style, would you say you’re more “miserly” or more of a “spend thrift”? Does it take a crow bar to separate you from your money even for things you need or does … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, moderation, money, obsession, spendthrift, tightwad
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