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Pineapple Suite State of Mind

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Pineapple Suite State of Mind

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We Can Fix It. But Do We Want To?

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We Can Fix It. But Do We Want To?

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What Will Make Economic Boycotts Work Again?

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What Will Make Economic Boycotts Work Again?

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The Large American Family Is Becoming a Luxury Good

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Breaking: Richest Man on Earth Tries to Rewrite Reality

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Incentives are Not Instructions

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Incentives are Not Instructions

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What Do the Wall Street Journal Commenters Want?

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ISO: Patina

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ISO: Patina

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On Time

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Are We Finally Reaching Peak Awareness of Corporate Nonsense?

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Are We Finally Reaching Peak Awareness of Corporate Nonsense?

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House of Mirrors

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House of Mirrors

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What Will Make Economic Boycotts Work Again?

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ISO: Patina

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ISO: Patina

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We’re Having Fun, Right?

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We’re Having Fun, Right?

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Just Asking Questions

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Just Asking Questions

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Commodified Memories

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Commodified Memories

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Is Being “Good” with Money Making You Miserable?

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Is Being “Good” with Money Making You Miserable?

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financial psychology, spending habits

Purity Finance

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Purity Finance

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spending habits, financial psychology

Two Types of Budgeting

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Two Types of Budgeting

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Identity Economics

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Identity Economics

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I Reviewed Our Personal Finances Like a Management Consultant—Here’s What I Found

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Investing 101

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3 Ways to Lower Your Tax Bill in 2025 (and How to Navigate Those Weird Rollover IRA Forms)

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Spreading Out the Misery

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Spreading Out the Misery

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The Beauty of Investing in 2023

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The Beauty of Investing in 2023

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In These Tax Brackets? The HSA + High-Deductible Plan Might be Cheaper for You [2025]

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My Rule for Avoiding Lifestyle Creep: Don’t Live Beyond Your Assets

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Did We Predict the S&P 500 Bottom?!

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Did We Predict the S&P 500 Bottom?!

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Going Through the Backdoor (Roth IRA) in 2025

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Investment Taxes 101 [2024-2025]

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Investment Taxes 101 [2024-2025]

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The Risks of Employee Stock Purchase Programs

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The Risks of Employee Stock Purchase Programs

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Why the S&P 500 Isn’t “Safe” (and Never Has Been)

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Why the S&P 500 Isn’t “Safe” (and Never Has Been)

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Debt Paydown

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Rich People Love Debt: So Why Does the Personal Finance Community Hate it So Much?

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Rich People Love Debt: So Why Does the Personal Finance Community Hate it So Much?

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debt, financial psychology

Why Higher Inflation Might Mean You Shouldn’t Pay Off Your Low-Interest Debt Early

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Why Higher Inflation Might Mean You Shouldn’t Pay Off Your Low-Interest Debt Early

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How to Cut Your High-Interest Debt’s Payoff Time and Interest Paid in Half

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How to Cut Your High-Interest Debt’s Payoff Time and Interest Paid in Half

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Financial Psychology

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Redefining the Terms

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Redefining the Terms

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House of Mirrors

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House of Mirrors

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On Radical Audacity

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On Radical Audacity

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We’re Having Fun, Right?

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We’re Having Fun, Right?

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spending habits, financial psychology

Mimetic Desire and Consumer “Choice”

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Mimetic Desire and Consumer “Choice”

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spending habits, financial psychology, culture

The News that Makes Money Feel Worthless

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The News that Makes Money Feel Worthless

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Maybe She’s Born with It, Maybe Her Mom’s the CFO of Kraft Heinz

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Maybe She’s Born with It, Maybe Her Mom’s the CFO of Kraft Heinz

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We Live in a Society

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We Live in a Society

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Just Asking Questions

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Just Asking Questions

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Commodified Memories

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Commodified Memories

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Local Woman Discovers Leisure in European City

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Local Woman Discovers Leisure in European City

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Maybe We’ll Cool It on Thought Experiments for a While, Because I’m Tired

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Maybe We’ll Cool It on Thought Experiments for a While, Because I’m Tired

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