Author: Jana
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Emotional Spending and Breaking the Habit
When I was a kid, I bit my nails. It was terrible. I was a chronic, habitual nail biter. I bit my nails mainly when I was stressed (which, as a naturally high strung person, was quite often). But there were other triggers for nail biting—loneliness, boredom, awkwardness. Pretty much every negative feeling a child…
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Finding financial inspiration from a baseball manager
Jim Leyland is an amazing manager. If you don’t know who Jim Leyland is, let me tell you. He’s the current manager of the Detroit Tigers (who were eliminated from the baseball playoffs over the weekend), and has previously managed the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins. Why is this significant? It’s significant because all…
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A Car for Christmas? No Thank You!
Have you seen the commercial that’s been airing lately? The one where the well-meaning husband surprises his loving wife on Christmas morning with a car, a Lexus I believe, wrapped in a bow? I hate this commercial. I hate this commercial for so many reasons. First, I would be so upset if my husband went…