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Dissecting "Gift Guilt" - When Does Receiving a Gift Make You Feel Bad?

Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Lifestyle

Ever since I was a child, I have been taught that when you receive a gift you should be happy about it and then give something back in return. To this day I still believe that is good manners, but sometimes receiving gifts is stressful for me because of what I call "gift guilt". Read on to see what I mean.

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Can I Conquer My Vanity for the Sake of My Sanity?

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Lifestyle

makeup-vanityI’m worried that becoming frugal will force me to give up a certain amount of pride. And at the same time, I’m hoping that becoming frugal will help me to give up a certain amount of pride.

It’s hard for me to be frugal. I don’t mean that it’s difficult to clip coupons, or to restrict your spending, or to limit spendy nights out on the town. All of those things are difficult, too, but they are not the root of the problem with finding frugality. The root of the problem, for me, is selfishness – the selfish need to be seen as NOT selfish.

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