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Tips on How to Reframe the Current Economy

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Profiteering, Guidance, Depression, Potential, Opportunity, Tele-Seminars, Money, Economy, What Is Enough, Collaboration, Unlimited Potential, Beliefs, Let Yourself Go, Leverage, Sufficiency, Economic Climate, Jack Canfield, Value, Coaching, Enough, Profit, Investment, Intuition, Awakening Coaching, Financial Crisis, Stock Market, Bubble, Real Estate, Customers, Finances, Living News
Arjuna Ardagh

When it is easy to make money just by buying a house and waiting, there is not much incentive to look deeper into yourself -- to find out what you were born to give, what your unique talents are.

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Will California Become America's First Failed State?

The Observer | Paul Harris | Posted 10.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Outlook, California Bailout, Finances, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, State of California, Bailout, Budget, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Meg Whitman, Unemployment, Foreclosure Rate, Foreclosure, Jerry Brown, State Workers, Budget Deficit, Poverty, Economy, Business News

California may be the eighth largest economy in the world, but its state staff are being paid in IOUs, unemployment is at its highest in 70 years, and...

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5 Financial Strategies To Free Your Time

Karen Leland | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Financial Crisis, Money, Featured Contributor, Personal Finance, Finances, The Balanced Life, Living News
Karen Leland

One upside to the economic downturn is that it gives you a good excuse to review your finances and find ways to save time managing them. The more you ...

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Marriage and Health: Et Tu, New York Times?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Singled Out, Divorce, Matrimania, Marriage Movement, Media, Obesity, Policy, Myths, Marriage, Singlism, Methodological Problems, Health, Single, Health Insurance, New York Times, Discrimination, Finances, Living News
Bella DePaulo

I am disappointed with the recent Times article that claims that married people tend to be healthier than single people. Here's why the piece is misleading.

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Obama And You: What Can You Accomplish In The Next 100 Days?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Community Service, 100 Days, Meditation, Obama's First 100 Days, Accomplishments, Finances, Life Coaching, Self Help, Acheiving Goals, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Today marks President Obama's 100th day in office. By the time you read this, you will already have been showered with the press' full-tilt boogie co...

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How to Green Your Finances

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Philanthropy, Investing, Housing Market, Green Investing, Mutual Funds, Charity, Money, Green, Real Estate, Green Living, Paper, Finances, Personal Finance, Green News
Avital Binshtock

As tax week comes to a close, we've all got our money on our minds, so it's the perfect time to consider how the cash we've put so much energy into earning will work to preserve our planet.

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Feng Shui Your Finances

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Office, Color, Wealth, Money, Finances, Prosperity, Feng Shui, Living News
Roseanne Colletti

When the stock market, your 401K, the value of your home all sink into an abyss, perhaps you should say, "Feng Shui it!"

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Friendship and Money: Minimizing Losses

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Emma Johnson, Female Friends, Unemployment, Economic Turndown, Friendship and Money, Loans, Firing, Female Friendships, Finances, Recession, Economy, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Blabbing about the nitty-gritty of your income is probably not a great idea, but it's ok to confide in a friend who won't judge you, will give you tough love when needed and, most importantly, listen.

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Friendship and Money: She's fired, you're not

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Stress, Emma Johnson, Female Friends, Living News, Unemployment, Relationships, Money, Economic Turndown, Pink Slip, Firing, Finances, Economy, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Any major life change--including an unexpected job loss can increase the risk of a once-close friendship falling apart. As a result, the global recession is challenging untold numbers of female friendships.

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Promoting Marriage-Promotion with Dubious Scientific Claims: USA Today's Feature Story

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Law, Singled Out, Longevity, Children, George W. Bush, Matrimania, Media, Policy, Myths, Barack Obama, Happiness, Marriage, USA Today, Emerging Adulthood, Singlism, Marriage Promotion, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, AtMP, Finances, Media News
Bella DePaulo

USA Today is very excited about marriage. Splashed across the front page of the Health and Behavior section, set off by a colorful illustration, was t...

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Auto Dealers Critical to U.S. Economy

Grant Cardone | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Tax Credits, Auto Dealers, Bailout, Grant Cardone, Recession, Finances, Nada, Auto Business, Obama Stimulus, Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Business News
Grant Cardone

While the manufacturers have been given most, if not, all the attention, the reality is if your local auto dealers don't survive and prosper the manufacturers will have no need to build product.

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Third Screen: An Interview with Stanley Crouch

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jazz, Anti-Semitism, Obama, Jewish History, Racism, Black History, Bennny Goodman, Money, Ethnicity, Music, Bernie Madoff, New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Interviews, Stereotypes, Steven Spielberg, Bernard Madoff, Racial Stereotypes, African-Americans, Finances, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

SC: I don't think stereotypes can be avoided. If someone's going to be sexist, racist, or anti-Semitic, they don't need you to help them.

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The End Of Normal: Stress is What You Make it

Peggy Drexler | Posted 02.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Finances, The End of Normal, Living News
Peggy Drexler

It looks like stress is going to be a fact of life for many months to come. The best way to deal with it is to get on top of it.

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What I Gained by Losing in Madoff

Geneen Roth | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Money Loss, Investing, Personal Finances, Mortgage, Madoff, Economy, Fifty Billion, Coping With Loss, Loss, Finances, Living News
Geneen Roth

I wish I could say I had reservations about Madoff before The Call, but I did not. Besides, everything about which I "knew better"--stocks, advisors, real estate--was also disastrous.

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Financial Plan for 2009

Grant Cardone | Posted 01.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Personal Finances, Bankruptcy, Grant Cardone, Money, Recession, Finances, Financial Advice, Business News
Grant Cardone

Most people retreat in the face of problems when the reality is that they are opportunities. Those that solve problems for others in the upcoming year will be rewarded.

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Christmas Lights -- Scrooge or Savior?

A. Siegel | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Electricity, Exterior Lighting, Christmas Lights, Electricity Bills, Green Living, Saving Money, Finances, Green News
A. Siegel

We will be in a far better situation when people celebrate through taking a deep breath of fresh air rather than adding those tons of C02 with 24/7 light pollution.

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8 Ways To Trick Yourself Into Spending Less

Times Online | John Naish | Posted 10.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Money, Finances, Self-Help, Living News

We really should know better. Despite the neon-lit fact that we're in the depths of the credit crunch, official figures show that last month we splurg...

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Finding Meaning In The Financial Crisis

Alex Pattakos | Posted 10.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Alex Pattakos, Living With Meaning, Meaning, Economy, Viktor Frankl, Finances, Family, Happiness, Living News
Alex Pattakos

You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to uncover clues that our country is going through difficult times. Most recently, the unfolding drama on Wall S...

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