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happiness, personal finance

Balancing Your Needs against Your Wants

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Let's assume for the sake of argument that you're going to pass through a number of careers in your lifetime (because you are). Let's also assume that retirement isn't in the picture for you (because it's not). »more»

How Stuck Are You in Your Job?

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Do you remember a time when your work was fun? Do you remember when you looked forward to going to wok? »more»

Life Is Change (Stagnation Equals Death)

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We humans have a morbid fascination with security. What's this all about? »more»

Group Therapy: Who is else freaking out about the financial crisis?

Wesley's picture

Everywhere I turn I see carnage. Yes it is important to have a long-term view but at some point we're human. How are people doing and what coping strategies are working/not working.

Though Not Easy In Times Like This, Spending Money on Others Makes You Happy (or at least Happier)

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As the stock market endures record plummets, job losses sky rocketing, housing prices free falling and the world entering into recession, spending money on others might be the furthest thing on your find. But if you can manage to do so, it might be the surest path to a much needed happiness boost. »more»

The World's Having a Male Midlife Crisis

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If I didn't know better (but I'm not sure that I do), I'd say the world was having a midlife crisis. Whether it's about half-way through it's life span, I don't know; but I do think that it's behaving just like a middle-aged guy. »more»

Law of Attraction ebook - free to download

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I found this free ebook on the Law of Attraction. It seems pretty good to me. It's a good mixture of theoretical and practical. It does have some good suggestions about how to put the Law of Attraction to use. Worth a read.
Download FREE Law of Attraction Report Here

The Latte Factor; Why Spurning Starbucks Won't Make You a Millionaire

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If you read personal finance articles (or for that matter watch any daytime talk shows) at some point or another you will hear about the "Latte Factor." The Latte Factor is based on how much money can be saved over a lifetime by eliminating daily discretionary purchases--for example Starbucks Lattes or bottled water. The concept has been promoted by personal finance guru David Bach. »more»

How satisfied are you with your salary?

Wesley's picture

Traditional economic theory tells us that the larger the reward for a particular action the greater your motivation. In other words you judge the value of the monetary rewards of your workplace based 100% on the absolute size of what you get. But observations have shown that the relative amount of one's reward is as important if not more important than the absolute amount. »more»

Review: "Practically Perfect in Every Way": Misadventures Through the World of Self-Help and Back

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What would happen if someone attempted to follow the advice of twenty-nine self-help experts over a 2-year period in an effort to be a happier person? »more»