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Most books on how to budget are teaching you all wrong, says founder and CEO of Mint.com, Aaron Patzer. Here’s how he thinks you should manage your income.
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Aaron Patzer was frustrated with managing his finances, so he created an internet tool. Two years later, it’s worth $170 million.
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A conversation with the founder and CEO of Mint.com and vice president of Intuit’s personal finance division.
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The founder of personal finance tool Billshrink on how to avoid getting caught in the tangle of complicated reward bonuses.
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The founder of Billshrink on getting caught in the trap of credit card debt.
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Peter Pham created a website that helps people save on credit cards, wireless plans, and gas.
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Behavioral Psychologist Dan Ariely has some ideas on how to get us to reduce our carbon footprints.
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After seven years of grad school, the behavioral psychologist was unaccustomed to splurging.
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We can learn to compare each dollar we spend to a trip to the Bahamas or a latte, and weigh its value accordingly
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We all have those friends who are cheap when it comes to some things, and spend a lot on other things. Dan Ariely explains the root of their problem.
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What will happen to risk tasking and consumption now that we’ve suffered through the economic downturn? One thing’s for sure: people aren’t afraid to talk money anymore.
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The US ideology of independence greatly hinders fiscal responsibility.
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It’s a combination between being unable to envision the future, and having banks that don’t help us out at all.
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A conversation with the Behavioral Economist and Author of Predictably Irrational.
A host of diverse marine creatures have been discovered living in total darkness in the depths of the Atlantic – out of the reach of sunlight.
British inventors inspired by Harry Potter have developed a magic-wand style remote control which can command any infra-red device with a flick.
Google has banned tooth whitener and weight loss advertisers from its networks in a bid to live up to its “don’t be evil” motto.
A magazine featuring the tallest model ever to be a cover girl hits shelves this week.
Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri seems to be emerging as a voice of reason against the Iranian government.