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When Should You Talk About Money In Your Relationship?

By Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil

Finances and budgets can be touchy subjects, so it may seem completely counter-intuitive to discuss money-related issues early on in a relationship, but this is exactly when it needs to happen. I’m... 
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Posted On July 21, 2009 · Filed Under Relationship Advice · Tagged With , , , , ,

Women Spend More When The Going Gets Tough

By Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil

A new survey found that 79% of women said they would go on a spending spree to cheer themselves up, concluding that some women use shopping as an emotion regulator, “a way of anesthetising themselves... 
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Posted On July 13, 2009 · Filed Under Relationship Advice · Tagged With , , , , , ,

Illusions And Magical Thinking In A Financial World

By Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil

I’ve noticed a lot more people playing the lottery recently. Maybe they figure now is the time they’d need the win most, or because things are so bad economically they haven’t got anything... 
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Posted On March 6, 2009 · Filed Under Relationship Advice · Tagged With , , , ,

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