Picture this: it is the middle of the month, and Sarah, a single mother who runs a sari-sari store, has just enough budget for this week’s groceries and her child’s school allowance. Then her landlord ...

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In a famous research article, Mani et al. (2013) concluded that those who struggle with financial problems "are less capable not because of inherent traits, but because the very context of poverty ...

Saving money is the natural response to almost any financial issue, but it might not be the most effective one. As the economy continues to worsen, people’s minds turn to money now more than ever ...