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Delayed Gratification: A Strategy to Curb Over-Spending and Secure A Sound Financial Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Apparently, when we are faced with buying decisions, we experience similar hormone activity to the fight or flight mechanism in the body. To measure brain activity while people considered whether to delay gratification, researchers slid their subjects into functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machines. That explains a lot!

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Best Credit Cards – December 2023

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Most cards offer a “grace period” : If you pay your balance in full on each statement — meaning you don’t roll over any debt from one month to the next — you won’t be charged interest. If you carry debt, though, you’ll be charged interest. This is a charge you pay to move debt from one card to another.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. 101 Centavos : Interview With Foster Wilson of MESA EXPLORATION – Mesa Exploration (formerly Mesa Uranium) is a junior exploration company active in Utah and Arizona.