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Malls and Retail Stores a No-Go for Depressed Shoppers
16 February 08 06:33 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Signs of depression: Loss of appetite Loss of interest in daily activities Loss of energy Hopelessness Self-loathing Recommendations for treatment: Don’t go shopping. Primed for Sadness, People Spend More A recent research experiment shows that people Read More...

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7 Steps to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
07 January 08 02:15 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

If you’re like most other people in this country, any well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions you may have made for 2008 will have fallen by the wayside come 2009. According to a 2005 survey, only 8% of people in the United States actually accomplish Read More...

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