money

  • Why Does Spending Money Feel So Good?

    Why Does Spending Money Feel So Good?

    Assuming that you don’t have an infinite supply of money—assuming your supply of money is, like most personal money-supplies, limited, and closely-hoarded, and essential to your survival—then diminishing what you have in any way should be a painful undertaking. And yet blowing tons of cash on stuff you don’t need tends generally to feel great,…


  • Health Inequality Is Getting Worse In The U.S.

    Health Inequality Is Getting Worse In The U.S.

    Americans who have had the misfortune of becoming seriously sick know that the country’s health care system is deeply broken, even if you have insurance. But a new study out Saturday highlights the widening gap in who gets to be healthy. Over a 25-year period leading up to 2017, it found, health inequality has largely…