Third, what about all of
the money people spent on diamonds (SimCity Social's premium currency that can be traded for rare buildings and features)?
The total amount of
money people spent on their cards also picked up by 3.9 percent.
At the very least, as student loan debt becomes a greater and greater burden on consumers in America we will see it erode
the money people spent on other items and see a continued decrease in unsecured consumer debt levels.
Yet the history of this quest for quietness, which I've explored by digging through archives, reveals something of a paradox: The more time and
money people spend trying to keep unwanted sound out, the more sensitive to it they become.
Much of the blame for the disaster in our nation's public schools today can be traced to the Walton family's wealth, which in turn comes from
the money people spend in their stores on school supplies and other items.
If writing is a hobby, then consider how much
money people spend on hobbies in general.
Finally, we considered the amount of
money people spend on housing in relation to their income.
The amount of
money people spend to celebrate the holiday is mind blowing (who says money doesn't buy love?).
the amount of
money people spend and these games are at the same price and the games that are so old and people are not interested in playing is on sale....
It's unclear how much
money people spend on these loot boxes exactly but publisher Activision has called Overwatch a billion - dollar franchise, which indicates that the game is raking it in.
They probably just want
the money people spend on adventure games, for themselves.
It is incredible how much
money some people spend in freemium games.
It reduces
the money each person spends, provides the opportunity for the office to show their appreciation, and prevents you from looking like a kiss up.
Not exact matches
Dave Ramsey has noted in the past that
people using credit cards typically
spend 10 % more
money than they would have otherwise, dwarfing the «1 % cash back» that you may be getting back in rewards.
Coupons encourage
people to
spend more
money than they may have initially, because they're willing to buy products they wouldn't usually under the illusion that they're getting a «deal.»
Big insurance companies
spend a ton of
money trying to make
people feel they're the best option.
Spending money to tell
people something they already know is a bad business decision.»
When you think about it, It makes sense that when
money is tight,
people stay in and make their own fun rather than going out and
spending money.»
Without it,
people could potentially lie about what they
spent, recycling the same
money in different places — a would - be disaster.
«The $ 15 minimum is a good idea becuase it means more
money in consumers» pockets and it will put more
money into the economy for
people to
spend with us,» Howell says.
And of course leaving
people alone much of the time means
spending less
money on advertising, which means we can keep our prices lower.
Says Durex: «When
money is tight,
people stay in and make their own fun rather than going out and
spending money.»
People have a tendency to «throw good
money after bad» — meaning we feel attached to bad investments because of the
money we've already
spent on them, and therefore we're reluctant to write off our losses and move on to better ventures.
Despite that, almost every insurance company I talked to was
spending an incredible amount of time and
money trying to get
people to think about their insurance company more often.
The federal government's housing strategy will help some
people, but it will do nothing to alter price dynamics, especially as the
money will be
spent over a decade.
We
spent all this time and
money on building this product because we just knew it was what
people wanted.
For example, most
people don't start saving
money until they know what they want to
spend it on.
People didn't have as much
money to
spend, so they opted for cheaper, used cars rather than brand new options.
To thrive, a business has to highlight how the products or services it offers are worth the
money you want
people to
spend.
If rates rise across the board by one percentage point, it would amount to about $ 91 billion a year in extra income and thus extra
spending money for these
people and businesses.
PwC recommends, «Apart from traditional rewards such as credit vouchers for a certain amount of
money spent, retailers could offer unique rewards that customers would experience in
person (e.g., invite to an exclusive meet - the - designer or meet - the - chef event).»
One study discovered that
people who
spent their
money on experiences like trips and classes, rather than material items, were happier and more satisfied with how they
spent their
money.
A recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested that
people who
spend money on time - saving services feel happier.
«So, if altering slightly how
people are
spending their
money could move them up a full rung, it's something we really want to understand, and perhaps encourage
people to do.»
«What we found is that
people who
spent money to buy time reported being almost one full point higher on our 10 - point [happiness] ladder, compared to
people who did not use
money to buy time,» wrote Elizabeth Dunn, an author of the study and a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.
The term «newcomers» is code for a couple of demographic subsets, one being women, the other aging boomers —
people with time on their hands, replacement hips and
money to
spend.
But if you're willing to
spend money to receive counseling from highly influential
people, they know that you're serious about your business.
Often companies panic when their product is used in unintended ways, and then
spend an untold amount of time and
money trying to get the «right»
people to embrace it.
Block grants would give states a set amount of
money to cover
people on the Medicaid program and provide flexibility in
spending decisions.
People are happy to
spend their
money when they see there's more value in having your product than in having their
money.
So
spending money on other
people makes us happier than buying stuff for ourselves.
... when researchers interviewed more than 150
people about their recent purchases, they found that
money spent on activities — such as concerts and group dinners out — brought far more pleasure than material purchases like shoes, televisions, or expensive watches.
Not only do they love what they do, but they're earning
money 24/7 through leverage, and they are free to
spend their time exploring the world, indulging in their passions, and
spending unlimited time with
people they love.
According to a study by Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and two colleagues from the University of British Columbia, the amount of
money people earn has less influence on their happiness than how they
spend it, and those who
spend at least some of their
money on others are happier than those who do not.
We all know
people who are less successful than they'd otherwise be because they
spend their entire lives chasing enough
money to live.
Cramton knew the accounting troubles were getting out of hand, but he was opposed to «paying
people too much
money to watch our
money,» he says, adding: «I didn't want to
spend $ 2,000 to save $ 1,000.»
Many
people plan to
spend money on their pets for Valentine's Day.
I don't think there is a way you can
spend enough
money to all of a sudden change
people's mind.»
You
spend a ton of
money on stuff you can't charge for and that most
people don't care about anyway.
People spend three times more
money on iOS shopping apps than they do Android ones, but some of the Pixel's features will help close this gap, according to the bank's analysts.