Date: April 19 and 20, 2010 Description: The CFS convened researchers, practitioners and policymakers to explore challenges and opportunities in consumers’ financial literacy and stability. The event, “Family Financial Security: Implications for Policy and Practice,” introduced some of the most recent and cutting-edge studies that bring new insights into economic behavior. The symposium addressed three … Continue reading Family Financial Security Symposium
Jeffrey Dew
Beyond the Bottom Line- Relationship Reasons to Practice Thrift
This paper, presented by Jeffrey Dew at the Family Financial Security Symposium in April, 2010, demonstrates that financial behaviors once characterized as "thrifty" or "wasteful" have implications for married couples that go beyond their financial bottom lines. Download Paper These behaviors and the financial distress or well being that they create influence couples’ relationship processes, their relationship … Continue reading Beyond the Bottom Line- Relationship Reasons to Practice Thrift
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 