Isolated Tribes Find Happiness Beyond Materialism

People living in remote Indigenous communities are as happy as those in wealthy developed countries despite having “very little money,” according ...

Where Your Treasure Is

Susan Mettes, Associate Editor at CT magazine, writes:

I have a clear early memory of first learning to ride a bike. When I had finally found enough balance ...

25% Of Americans Have Holiday Debt from Last Year

For some shoppers, the upcoming holiday season may lead to piling on more debt. About 25% of Americans are still paying off holiday debt from 2022, according ...

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

John de Graaf and his co-authors report in their book, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, that four million pounds of raw material, such as mined ...

Americans Plan to Scale Back on Holiday Spending This Year

A Gallup poll taken back in October asked Americans to predict how much they’ll spend on Christmas gifts this year. The average came out to $805. ...

Estate of Social Worker Leaves Millions to Charity

After Alan Naiman died of cancer at 63, he left most of his estate to a variety of charities serving children with various needs. This came as no surprise ...

Millennials Are Spending More on Coffee than Retirement Plans

If you've ever had to wait in a long line at your local Starbucks, you probably already know—millennials spend a lot of money on coffee. But ...

Librarian Leaves Millions of Dollars to University

Robert Morin, a cataloguer at the University of New Hampshire's library, "lived a simple, frugal life," complete with TV dinners and a car ...

Profitable Waste

The lottery promotes the interesting moral notion that if people are inclined to waste their money, the government should make it fun for them. And take ...

Bread and Silver

Wesley limited his expenditures by not buying the kinds of things generally considered essential for a man in his station of life. In 1776 the English ...