A Tough Love Treatment Plan for Money Envy

Money Envy Pervades Our Culture

How much of your budget-busting, discretionary spending on entertainment, cars, clothes, electronics, and vacations is motivated by what you see others in your life are spending around you?  

Be honest – you know you are paying attention to the big spenders in your circle of neighbors, friends and family.  You also know that you are influenced by what your co-worker is doing and spending, wondering if his or her paycheck is really that much bigger than yours.  In each case, you are probably asking yourself why everyone around you seems to have more money than you, why they deserve to buy what you don’t have. Read more