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12 Ways to Stop Wasting Money and Take Control of Your Stuff
Time: In my work as a consumer psychologist and author, I’ve read countless studies about consumer behavior, and I’ve conducted plenty of research on my own, interviewing hundreds of shoppers about how, when, and why they
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Meglio investire in esperienze che in beni di consumo (Better to invest in experiences than consumer goods)
La Stampa: E’ molto più conveniente spendere i nostri soldi in qualcosa bello da ricordare, piuttosto che in acquisti di beni concreti; questo ci farà di sicuro più felici. Da una decina d’anni una corrente
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How Consumers’ Moods Drive Decisions
The Atlantic: In April this year, scientists from Georgia Tech and Yahoo Labs reported that something strange was manipulating online restaurant reviews. It wasn’t hackers. It wasn’t software bugs. It was rain, snow, and sunshine. After looking
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Many young people are not in a position to splurge
Marketplace: The recession deprived many young people of a launching pad into career jobs and financial adulthood. And that means they also aren’t launching into some of the major investments that have traditionally been part
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You Can Buy Happiness, If It’s An Experience
NPR: We humans spend a lot of time waiting in lines: People queue up for days in order to get their hands on the latest iPhone, or what feels like eons for a table at
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Why Waiting Actually Makes You Happy
TIME: Want to know the secret to happiness? Wait for it. No, really. Wait for it. As long as the “it” is an experience, according to a series of new studies published in the journal Psychological Science. We
