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Thanks to This Week’s Guest Authors

by Flexo

While I visited with family on the opposite side of the country this past week for Thanksgiving, I offered the opportunity to feature a few guest authors at Consumerism Commentary. The guests provided a number of excellent articles to keep this website going strong while I was away, and I thank them for doing so. ... Continue reading this article…

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The Battle Royale: You Versus Yourself

by Flexo

About the author: Matt Wallaert is a behavioral psychologist and the Lead Scientist at Thrive, a free financial advisory website that helps people organize their finances and plan for the future with personalized feedback from its behavioral advisory engine. Twenty six and addicted to buying suits at Goodwill and geeking out on psychology, he lives ... Continue reading this article…

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Emotions and Money: When to Keep Them Separated

by Flexo

Human beings aren’t logical, and it doesn’t take a scientist from Vulcan to prove that fact. A corollary to this statement is that human beings do not make logical decisions when it comes to their personal finances. Consider some things that could happen if people thought about the financial consequences of every choice: People would ... Continue reading this article…

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Thrasher Funds on Today Show and Weekly Blog Roundup

by Flexo

As I write this roundup, the anchors of The Today Show mentioned they will soon present the founder of Thrasher Funds, an expensive mutual fund company designed to attract younger people towards investing, to offer financial advice for teenagers. I’ve noted before that the concept is good, but the execution is out of touch. It’ll ... Continue reading this article…

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Jung Typology and Finance: Introversion vs. Extraversion

by Flexo

One of the most popular personality measurement systems is the “Jung Typology” test, also known as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MTBI) test. These are popular in Psychology 101 college courses and corporate management seminars. The object of this test is to quantify an individual’s personality along four separate dimensions. Each dimension has two options on ... Continue reading this article…

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Filthy Rich

by Sasha

USA Today has a nice article and amusing video online detailing those who have made their fortunes by doing work no one else wants to do. Among those profiled are a six-figure-earning septic business owner, a wealthy fertilizer industry CEO who worked his way up and, most notably, the founder and several franchise owners of ... Continue reading this article…

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Account Watchers and Account Ignorers Anonymous, Meet Mint

by Sasha

A review of Mint.com follows. Seven years ago, you would have found me blissfully unaware of my spending practices and their impact, flourishing my credit card without a second thought as I ran up my tab at restaurants and shops. I defined living life fully as having the things and experiences I desired, and I ... Continue reading this article…

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How To Become As Rich As Bill Gates

by Flexo

This essay is several years old, but I’ve just come across it now, at 2:00 in the morning on January 19, 2006. How do you become as rich as Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft? William Henry Gates III made his best decision on October 28, 1955, the night he was born. He chose J.W. ... Continue reading this article…

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