Talking About Money Blog
occassional reflections on what money means in our lives.
Empathy and Other People's Money: The College Admissions Bribery Scandal
Reading the first reports of this college admission “pay to play” scandal begs the question: Who really deserves to be a member of the United States much-lauded meritocracy?
Talking About Money Article Club: The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior by M. Keith Chen
Considering the language you grew up speaking, you may or may not be predisposed to save (really!).
Talking About Money Book Club: Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart
Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America paints a detailed portrait of the hopes and struggles of the American middle class, and provides recommendations on how we can begin to formulate policy and personal solutions to American families’ woes.
Talking About Money Article Club: "How This All Happened: The story about how America evolved from 1945 to 2018" by Morgan Housel
Understanding how things came to be in American economic history can greatly impact how you approach your work today.