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Homeowners Turn Equity Loans Into ATMs

Jun 29th, 2007 · How homeownership is viewed has changed from the asset it used to be. Consumers are using their homes for home-equity loans, which makes them a source of income rather than the debt they are. Shira Boss, author of Green with Envy: A Whole New Way to Look at Financial (Un)Happiness talks about how the mortgage meltdown reflects changing attitudes toward home ownership with Steve Inskeep.

Keywords: financial · Steve Inskeep · Homeowners · income · debt · Consumers · meltdown · Mortgage · Homeownership · (Un Happiness · equity · ATM

(Un-)Happiness in the Modern World *

Feb 7th, 2005 · The last 50 years have given Americans better health, shorter work-weeks and the ability to buy more stuff -- but not more happiness. A leading economist looks at why that is, and what societies can do to make people happier.

Keywords: world · Americans · Health · modern · economist · happiness · Societies · (Un Happiness · happier