Budgeting is something that sensible people do. Right? Idiots (like me) just get by on a wing and a prayer, without really much of a plan for their money. That’s something I’ve been wanting to change for some time, but something has never sat quite right with me about budgeting. And I think I’ve finally […]
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It’s ok to be ‘money-driven’
“She’s chasing the money” “He’s completely money-driven” “They’re only in it for the cash” As a society, we’re great at judging people for wanting to make money. We talk about it in terms of displaying a lack of values. We insult them, directly or implicitly. These people are superficial. Shallow. Greedy. We think of money-driven […]
What do billionaires and hoarders have in common?
Hoarding can be defined as “excessive accumulation of items, regardless of actual value, occurs.” The TV show ‘Hoarders’ shows this in all its horrific glory – quantities of things that people will never be able to use, with reasons for holding on to them that defy logical explanation. These look like tragic cases because they […]