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Lottery Winners Who File for Bankruptcy
If you happened to win the lottery, your financial situation would improve, right? Actually, according to a study, the answer is maybe not. Three economics ...
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Brazilian Man 'Victim' of 'Pathological Generosity'
In September 2013, a man in Brazil developed what doctors called "pathological generosity." In an article published in the journal Neuroscience, ...
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Studies Show Happiness Found in 'Buying Experiences'
Does money really buy happiness? Studies by a generation of behavioral scientists show that material goods usually don't deliver lasting happiness. ...
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African Church Demonstrates Cheerful Giving
Christian leader Gordon MacDonald shared the following story about how God transformed him from "giving as merely an institutional obligation" ...
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Shoeshine Man Donates $200,000
Albert Lexie is a shoe-shine man. For the last 30 years, Albert has set up shop in Pittsburgh's Children Hospital and knocked the dirt off other people's ...
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The Credit Card—One of History's Most Influential Objects
Neil MacGregor's book the History of the World in 100 Objects chronicles the things that have had the greatest impact on human history. (The items ...
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Warren Buffett's 'Jerk Doctrine' of Riches
A Harvard Business Review blog calls it Warren Buffet's "jerk doctrine." Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world, once said, ...
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Abraham Lincoln Confronts His Step-brother about Debt
In 1850, Abraham Lincoln's step-brother, John D. Johnston, wrote to him and asked, yet again, for a loan so he could settle some debts. On previous ...
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Research Shows That Money Changes Us for the Worse
A Boston Globe article asked the following question: Does money change you? "Here in the home of the American dream," the article stated, "most ...
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Termites Eat Millions of Indian Rupees
It was an all-you-can-eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees ($222,000) in currency notes stored in a steel chest ...
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