This is the third part of our series on a psychology of greed, and how stealing can become a habit, even among “nice” people. In Part One, we talked about financial deceit and how it appears almost commonplace among some of the biggest players in the world of money. Sadly, a Read more…
Money is very powerful and can affect us all. Like sex or hunger, the appetite for money can get us to do things we may later regret. This is true for you and me; it is also true (and maybe more so) for those in the banking and finance industries. Read more…
We all have secret lives and some involve money. (BTW: Bankers, corporate execs, traders, and fund managers have secret lives too.) Think about it, it’s late at night and you’re on a diet. A child like voice inside of you wants some ice cream, but you say no. Then, you Read more…
New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, tells us something interesting in his November 6th article, entitled Our Banana Republic. Apparently, new research points to increasing divorces occurring due to the stress of poor economic times. This should surprise no one, but it should alarm us all. Love makes marriage work, but Read more…
Regina Lewis of AOL had a very nice turn of phrase today about financial problems affecting marriage They key, as she put it was: “Worse financially but better together.” This may be a the new marital recipe for these hard times, and is not a bad one. Who says that Read more…
When anxiety goes up so do marital problems. And with concerns about economic difficulties continuing, couples are more anxious than ever. The data from American Express sounds right. The problem is that it is easy to start with little money and then build up. It is harder to have money Read more…