Does Wealth Make You Meaner?

Books and movies love to show wealthy people as cruel, unfeeling, and miserly. Turns out science has an explanation for why greater amounts of wealth can turn us into Scrooges. Should you just avoid growing your wealth… or is there a better way to protect yourself from the corrupting influence of money? SUBSCRIBE to Two Cents! https://goo.gl/jQ857H Two Cents on FB: https://www.facebook.com/TwoCentsPBS Two Cents on Twitter: @twocentspbs Email us: [email protected] -- Two Cents was created by Katie Graham, Andrew Matthews, Philip Olson CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. We love dropping some knowledge on all things personal finance and helping you make better money decisions. Two Cents is hosted by Philip Olson, CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Written by: Julia Lorenz-Olson Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Produced by: Katie Graham Edited & Animated by: Sara Roma Images by: Shutterstock Music by: APM SOURCES: http://matrix.berkeley.edu/research/are-wealthy-more-narcissistic http://nymag.com/news/features/money-brain-2012-7/index5.html https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/wealth-can-make-us-selfish-and-stingy-two-psychologists-explain-why https://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/march2017/articles/features/paul-piff.html https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/ https://blog.ted.com/6-studies-of-money-and-the-mind/ https://www.philanthropy.com/article/America-s-Generosity-Divide/156175 https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/07/31/americas-favorite-villain-has-always-been-a-rich-guy/#69a559964e86 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/why-most-americans-give-l_b_9355088.html