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“How do I stop overspending?”

“How do I stop overspending?”

FromThis Is Uncomfortable


“How do I stop overspending?”

FromThis Is Uncomfortable

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A while back, we asked you to share your money struggles, and we heard from many of you! In today’s episode, we booked a session with financial therapist Megan McCoy to answer your burning financial questions — everything from navigating financial differences among friends and talking to an avoidant partner about money plans, to making big career decisions and learning how to curb spending.
As promised, here are some of the research studies and articles discussed in this episode:




“Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness,” by Elizabeth W. Dunn, Lara B. Aknin, and Michael I. Norton, as well as Dunn’s TED Talk on the same topic







“If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren’t Spending It Right,” by Elizabeth W. Dunn







“Heads or Tails: The impact of a coin toss on major life decisions and subsequent happiness,” by Steven D. Levitt







“Harvard Study of Adult Development” and an awesome TED Talk by Robert Waldinger, the project’s director




 
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Released:
Mar 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This is a show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Marketplace’s Reema Khrais digs in with stories about the unanticipated ways money affects relationships, shapes identities and often defines what it means to be an adult. How much money do you lend a friend? Who can afford to vote? Can you get your life back after being wrongfully convicted?