I think it's Suze Ormann who has stated on her show that debt, especially when hidden from a spouse or family, usually correlates with weight gain. And when people fix their debt, they lose the weight.
I feel like being in control of my nutrition has helped me feel more in control of many aspects of my life, including my finances.
This article from Salon.com about types of purchases made with cash vs. credit/debit cards could almost be talking about my relationship with food... :)
"[The authors of the study] make a pretty authoritative case that grocery shoppers who pay with credit or debit cards tend to purchase larger quantities of unhealthy food. Basically, when you pay with cash, the theory goes, you tend to weigh your purchases more carefully. Credit and debit cards, on the other hand, seem to encourage impulsive behavior. Or, as the authors put it, "the abstract and emotionally inert nature of card payments ... reduce the pain of payment." Whereas, cash hurts , and "visceral responses such as feelings of pain can extinguish consumptive desires. With the extinction of desire, vice products no longer seem so appealing."
Full article here!
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