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When others' financial decisions trigger unexpected emotional reactions

I keep track of every penny my friends spend when we go out together and I judge them for their choices, but I don't know why I care so much.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' money choices activate our own unexamined anxieties, values conflicts, and control impulses.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The meaning of money — what it ultimately is?”

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