Dr. GoodCents: Spending Money to Buy Happiness – What Works?

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A clinical psychologist with nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Shapiro is ready to answer questions, offer advice and share strategies to help you alleviate the mental stresses of money management. Send your question to GoodCentsDr@gmail.com and it … [Read more...]

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5 Tricks to Teach Your Kids about Money

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How many of you out there really understood the value of money when you were kids? I know I didn’t. I’d tell my parents I wanted something and either they’d buy it or they wouldn’t, but I had no real sense of what it meant when they said they … [Read more...]

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5 Basics of Personal Finance in a Crazy Economy

How to Manage Your Finances in a Volatile Economy

A couple of days ago, I wrote an article on the S&P credit downgrade and its impacts on your personal finances. Literally hours later, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), who sets the fed funds rate and is a major influencer on overall … [Read more...]

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What Motivates Back to School Shopping

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Summer is almost over, which means it’s time for all the kiddies to get out of the house and back in the classroom. It also implies that it’s time for you to do some back to school shopping. Fretting about your finances? Check out these tips … [Read more...]

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Pursuing Happiness: The Science of Spending

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Have you ever made a large purchase, such as a couch or a television or, god forbid, a house, and then were left with an utterly empty and unsatisfied feeling as the purchase lost its luster and became just another possession? This is what commonly … [Read more...]

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