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Being ‘Mindful’ About Your Bank Account Can Bring More Than Peace of Mind

By Emily N. Garbinsky, Cornell University
Emily N. Garbinsky, Cornell University

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This article explores "Practicing Financial Mindfulness" and the "Benefits of Financial Mindfulness," highlighting how being mindful about finances leads to improved decision-making and reduced stress. It details how financial mindfulness helps individuals face financial decisions without emotional overwhelm, potentially improving credit scores and investment strategies. The piece also offers practical steps for cultivating financial awareness and acceptance, crucial for anyone looking to navigate their financial journey with clarity and peace.

Future-Proof Your Finances: Retirement Planning for Young Adults

By Chris Parry, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Chris Parry, Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Think you’ll never retire? Here are four things young people can do to prepare

Overcome Money Worries: Learn Your Financial Attachment

By Ylva Baeckstrom, King's College London
Ylva Baeckstrom, King's College London

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If you have money anxiety, knowing your financial attachment style can help...

The New Currency of Life: Manna

By Will T. Wilkinson
Will T. Wilkinson

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It’s easy to blame money for all the world’s problems, at least greed for money. Pick any problem and we can usually “follow the money” to discover what’s causing it.

Creating A Prosperous World For All

By Susan Shumsky, DD
Susan Shumsky, DD

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Our planet can be a heavenly place. If we treat it with respect, and if we come together in harmony, we could cre­ate a loving vibration that would sustain us into a future of love, light, happiness, and fulfillment.

‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Debts: Which Should I Pay off First?

By Angel Zhong, RMIT University
Angel Zhong, RMIT University

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What are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debts, and which should I pay off first?

Building Financial Safety Nets: 5 Essential Strategies

By Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra
Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra

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Could you cope with a shock to your bank balance? 5 ways to check you are financially resilient

Navigating Holiday Shopping Without Breaking the Bank

By Johanna Peetz, Carleton University
Johanna Peetz, Carleton University

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The urge to spend money is present all year round, but during the gift-giving season, the temptation to splurge on loved ones can be particularly strong. 

Maximize Your Savings with Rising Interest Rates: 5 Research-Backed Strategies

By Fredrick Kibon Changwony, University of Stirling
Fredrick Kibon Changwony, University of Stirling

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With the Bank of England base rate currently the highest it has been since early 2008, you may have a valuable opportunity to increase your earnings on pensions, investments and savings accounts.

Boost Your Financial Wellbeing: The Power of Your Favorite Things

By Jingshi (Joyce) Liu et al
Jingshi (Joyce) Liu et al

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The cost of living crisis has left many people struggling to afford basic necessities such as food and heating for their homes.

Discover Your Money Personality: Which of the 5 Are You?

By Ayesha Scott and Aaron Gilbert
Ayesha Scott and Aaron Gilbert

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New research has identified five distinct money personalities that can help explain how different people manage their money.

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Successful Entrepreneurship

By Etayankara Muralidharan and Saurav Pathak
Etayankara Muralidharan and Saurav Pathak

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Entrepreneurs have a key role to play in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This action plan, which has been adopted by all UN member countries, including Canada, was created to tackle today’s “most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges.”

Demystifying Credit Scores: How Lenders Assess Loans and Interest Rates

By D. Brian Blank and Tom Miller Jr
D. Brian Blank and Tom Miller Jr

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How do credit scores work? 2 finance professors explain how lenders choose who gets loans and at what interest rate

Making a Conscious Choice to Be Wealthy

By Corin Grillo, LMFT
Corin Grillo, LMFT

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If you have had a strained relationship with money in the past, this is an incredible opportunity for you to close out that tired old story and begin imag­ining what life looks and feels like when that money rela­tionship is repaired and good to go.

3 Sales Tactics in Real Estate, and Why They Work

By Peyman Khezr
Peyman Khezr

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Buying a home is likely to be the biggest financial transaction you will ever make, and you’re at a distinct disadvantage.

4 Ways To Spend Your Cash That Will Boost Your Wellbeing

By Olaya Moldes Andrés
Olaya Moldes Andrés

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With households having less to spend, they need to prioritize, and stark choices have to be made. For some, these decisions are extreme.

Work-Life Balance? From Balancing to Integrating

By Chris DeSantis
Chris DeSantis

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The concept of work-life balance has morphed and evolved over the approximately forty years it has been with us. Each genera­tional wave has ushered in a new take on how work best fits into life...

The Triumvirate of Money, Spirituality, and Service

By J. Donald Walters
J. Donald Walters

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Once you learn to use money rightly, you will find gains on many levels. Your abundance, energy, joy — all will expand. I had an interesting experience, many years ago. I undertook what was, for me, an important project. It meant money worries I'd never had...

Open the Floodgates of Abundance and Inner Peace

By Susan Smith Jones
Susan Smith Jones

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For many people, abundance and prosperity are tied to their level of self-esteem. You make a good living, pay your bills and save money, so you feel successful. I define success in a different light. Success can be measured only by the degree to which you have inner peace and if...

The Floating Fig Miracle: Ask and It Will Come

By Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen

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I was famished. I had not eaten for many hours . I began to feel anxious about not being able to get anything to eat until the next day. Somehow, I reasoned, I would be taken care of; even if I had to go without food for a while, my heart was full. I surrendered my sense of struggle and remembered...

How to Attain A Life of Balance with Money, Love, and Consciousness

By Ruth Ross, Ph.D.
Ruth Ross, Ph.D.

How to Attain A Life of Balance with Money, Love, and Consciousness

Prosperity has had only one connotation for too long -- money. The subject of money has a powerful emotional charge, equivalent to the subject of sex. Yet, we will usually talk about it only like the weather -- in general economic terms. 

IRS hitting you with a fine or late fee? Don't fret – a consumer tax advocate says you still have options

By Rita W. Green, Instructor of Accountancy, University of Memphis
Rita W. Green, Instructor of Accountancy, University of Memphis

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Tax Day has come and gone, and you think you filed your return in the nick of time. But several weeks later you receive that dreaded letter in the mail from the Internal Revenue Service

 

Generating Abundance by Thinking Abundantly

By Penelope Ashton
Penelope Ashton

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It is true that money should never be used as the only yardstick for accomplishment, but it is useless to pretend that is not so. That may change in the future, but for the now, money is the measure to be used as an exchange of energy. As always, the end result to strive for is balance...

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