Accounting for LossHow a Culture of Guilt Around Spending Fractures Young Indians’ Relationship With Money "I was interested in buying a keyboard recently... but [the decision] almost gave me a panic attack." By Saumya Kalia
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?New Research Shows Most People Don’t Want to Be Billionaires A study challenges the idea that all people are programmed to desire more, which may hold important implications for the planet. By Saumya Kalia
Take the Money and RunWhen Money Can — and Can’t — Buy Happiness, According to Research Money does make us happier -- at least to an extent. By Saumya Kalia
Family GriftWoe Is Me! “My Husband’s Family Expects Us To Pay All Their Bills. Are We Wrong to Refuse?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
For Love Or MoneyWoe Is Me! “Is My Boyfriend Taking Advantage of Me Financially?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Time To Move OutWoe Is Me! “My Parents Financially Blackmail Me If I Don’t Suck Up to Them!” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
LamberghiniHow Mainstream Punjabi Music Strips Women of Consumer Power, Agency Women in popular Punjabi music videos are always one of two tropes: gold diggers, or damsels in need of care. By Anahita Sachdev
Bringing Home The BaconMen More Stressed by Higher‑Paid Wives Than by Being Sole Breadwinner, Study Finds Gender stereotypes of men being breadwinners make it hard for them to cope when women contribute equally or more to household income. By Liesl Goecker
Show Me The MoneyPay Transparency Looks Good on Paper but Proves a Tricky Policy to Implement While making salaries public has the power to bridge the gender pay gap, it has proven to negatively affect how employees view their work. By Rajvi Desai
Pay And Pension GapWomen Earn Less, So They Have Less Money to Last Through Their Retirement The gender wage gap affects women more when they retire because they live longer and incur more healthcare costs. By Anubhuti Matta
Cheating to Make Money is Influenced By Your Personality, Not the Circumstances Poverty or impoverished backgrounds have nothing to do with why people cheat. By Anubhuti Matta
Mo Money Mo ProblemsHow Money Affects the Psychology of the Extremely Rich A constant pursuit of wealth produces a 'high' akin to that of a drug. By Rajvi Desai
UndervaluedRigid Gender Roles Prevent Indian Women From Buying Insurance Women tend to invest their income in the family, instead of protecting their future. By Rajvi Desai
Idle NecessitiesKitty Parties Were Never About the Gossip; They’re About the Women The monthly tradition serves up social and intellectual stimulation. By Rajvi Desai
familySurvey Finds India’s Elderly Women Are Financially Vulnerable Even though seniors are better off overall. By Urvija Banerji
moneyIt’s Never Too Early to Start Teaching Children About Money They can handle it. By Sashwati Banerjee
marriageMoney Can Buy Happiness, But Materialism Can Ruin a Marriage Three years ago, the CEO of a small, credit card processing company in Seattle shocked the business world by announcing that over the course of the next year, he would reduce his USD 1 million salary to USD 70,000 — By Liesl Goecker
healthMonday Mashup: The Price Of Fun Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Putting A Price on Fun A financial planner describes his ‘fun formula,’ which helped him realize how much he spends on fun By The Swaddle Team