Money
Do cab drivers quit early on good days? What Uber data said next
A 1997 study found NYC cab drivers worked fewer hours on high-pay days. Later data mostly disagreed. One lesson is about the time frame you judge money by.
Income
Wealth
The $75,000 happiness ceiling, and the three studies that redrew it
A 2010 study said daily happiness stops rising near $75,000. Three later papers redrew the picture. What they found, and what's still in dispute.
Money
Your tax refund is a 0% loan. Why does it feel like a bonus?
A tax refund is your own money returned at 0%. Research on inertia and mental accounting shows why it feels like a bonus, and when it costs you.
Money
Do lottery winners go broke? The famous 70% has no research behind it
The '70% of lottery winners go broke' figure has no research behind it. Florida data suggest a big win postponed bankruptcy rather than prevented it.