https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. If you visit the Ju/'hoansi people of northeast Namibia and northwest Botswana, you will see families that make a living from a mixture of foraging, government aid, selling crafts and other ventures. Most people have some monetary income used to buy food, clothing and other goods. Some of the very few with salaried government jobs may have cars and furniture. Mud huts stand alongside stone houses. Wealth is unequally distributed and hiding behind some of that wealth is debt. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-year-perspective-money-hunter-gatherers-choices.html Social Sciences Fri, 07 Oct 2022 01:30:57 EDT news584325046 When it comes to shopping for gifts, we try to select things we think people both want and need. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, focusing too much on the gift recipient can lead to giving the gift we were trying to avoid in the first place. https://phys.org/news/2014-03-gift-gifts-backfire.html Social Sciences Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:30:01 EDT news313753078 When consumers assign human characteristics to time, it makes it more difficult to wait for things (especially for people who don't feel powerful), according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. https://phys.org/news/2013-10-powerless-consumers-dont.html Social Sciences Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:45:50 EDT news301063536 While other US cities are buying back guns, a New England town not far from the December 14 mass shooting of 20 first-grade pupils is urging the public to turn in violent video games. https://phys.org/news/2013-01-town-scene-video-game-buyback.html Other Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:19:32 EST news276527965 Japan's Shinya Yamanaka may have won $1.2 million along with British researcher John Gurdon when the two were awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine earlier this month, but now he is also getting a new washing machine. https://phys.org/news/2012-10-japan-nobel-laureate-machine-gift.html Other Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:37:26 EDT news269858235 (AP) -- My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services promise to help you do a better job of tracking as you buy. https://phys.org/news/2012-02-online-track.html Internet Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:17:19 EST news248624220 (AP) -- For some, it's the red reindeer Christmas sweater. For others, it's the diamond-encrusted dreidel. Whatever your worst gift nightmare might be, Amazon may soon give you a reason to cheer. https://phys.org/news/2010-12-bad-gifts-history-amazon-idea.html Business Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:30:01 EST news212852562 Why do people choose present consumption over their long-term financial interests? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that consumers have trouble feeling connected to their future selves. https://phys.org/news/2010-12-future-money.html Social Sciences Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:25:29 EST news212239516 (AP) -- Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-ebay-bucks-rewards.html Internet Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:01:51 EDT news157806065