Does having more money make you less empathetic? Less moral? Less happy? As someone who wants to believe I am in control of my emotions and action and that having more money doesn’t change people, it was hard for me to hear, much less talk about, the findings in the studies about money and empathy, […]

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This Friday, millions of people will line up outside of stores across the country and try to score a deal on Black Friday. But is it really worth it? Are you actually saving that much more money? We talk about the psychology (and psychological tricks) behind Black Friday sales, why it appeals to some basic […]

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Did the premiums go up or down? What happens if you don’t sign up? Can you get some help paying for it? Can you get some help applying for it? All these questions and more answered on today’s show on the state of Obamacare in 2015.

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If the idea of talking to an insurance agent about anything scares you (even though you know you really need to protect your stuff!), meet Heather Klein of Eastern Insurors. She joins us on today’s show and drops some serious knowledge about property and casualty insurance, specifically renter’s and auto insurance. Do you know the […]

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Identity theft is the fast growing crime in the U.S. and identity thieves are staying two steps ahead of the people trying to catch them. Huge companies like Home Depot and Target have recently had millions of credit card numbers stolen, ID thieves are preying on children and the elderly, and stitching together multiple identities […]

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You may have heard people call them pyramid schemes or scams. Or you may have been pitched by someone who swears you can work from home and just watch the money roll in. People either love em or they hate em, so we wanted to find some middle ground. Enter Shirone Robinson, who has been […]

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“A blessing isn’t complete until it’s shared.” Cerece Murphy, a black, female, self-published, sci-fi author (pause for a second, take in all the qualifiers), joins us in the studio while she’s in town for NYC ComicCon to promote and sell the third installment in her Order of the Seers Trilogy. We dig into the nitty […]

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The Ice Bucket Challenge was a charitable giving phenomenon this summer. The ALSA raised over $100 million in the last three months – that’s almost 50% more than the US government has committed to helping fight ebola. What makes some charitable campaigns more successful than others? What compels people to give to one charitable cause […]

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We’ve dubbed her Kim Bravery because she not only agreed to do a credit counseling session with Thomas Nitzsche ofClearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions, she agreed to do it in real time, on the air, with everyone listening. They went over her real budget numbers, her real credit report (and actual credit score), and her debt consolidation […]

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