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Your genes can affect your credit card decisions

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Sat, 08/14/2010 - 18:33
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Seriously! This isn't a joke. A new study reported in Scientific American has the details.

Earlier work has shown that genetics plays a role in how we handle money. But a recent study was the first to show that a particular gene affects financial behavior outside the lab.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=born-into-debt


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Tue, 08/31/2010 - 21:55
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Re: Your genes can affect your credit card decisions

I've always wanted an excuse for my irrational spending. Thanks! LOL. I'll call my mom and tell her it's all her fault. :) We're both real impulse buyers.


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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 19:42
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Re: Your genes can affect your credit card decisions

It is nature or nurture though Splash? If you see your mom doing that, you'd learn from her as you were growing up. It could be that it's not genetic and more to do with lifestyle.


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Mon, 09/20/2010 - 16:17
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Re: Your genes can affect your credit card decisions

 All I can say is pray for my kids that they have more from their dad than me! LOL 


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Mon, 09/20/2010 - 17:42
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Re: Your genes can affect your credit card decisions

Thanks for the SA article. Very interesting.
 

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