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We don’t talk about money enough. There are lots of discussions about consumer spending habits, especially this time of year, but the therapeutic conversations that keep people from making major financial blunders often never take place. So Syble Solomon, who gives lectures on the psychology of money, came up with a creative way to get people to open up about their finances. Original post: Card game draws out your attitudes about money
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