--- title: 'More Money Wednesday roundup: Money clashes as divorce predictor & gambling''s threat to world economy' description: 'Personal finance from around the Web: Think twice before you buy all-natural and green products: A University of Toronto study finds that “virtuous shopping can…' authors: - name: timestaff url: https://money.com/author/timestaff/ articles: 459 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z' modified: '2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z' section: Personal Finance word_count: 185 canonical: https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. 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[Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![More Money Wednesday roundup: Money clashes as divorce predictor & gambling's threat to world economy](https://money.com/img/logo-social.png) Personal finance from around the Web: - Think twice before you buy all-natural and green products: [A University of Toronto study](http://www.slate.com/id/2237674) finds that “virtuous shopping can actually lead to immoral behavior.” \[Slate\] - Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner [extends the $700 billion bailout through next October](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMNX721eB9Rk&pos=2), in hopes that much of the money can still be used to rescue homeowners and small companies. \[Bloomberg\] - Lawmakers want to extend [$31 billion in tax breaks](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gGhm6kjmCpbNalNQcnDowf74IvDwD9CFRL280), including deductions for sales tax and property taxes. Too bad they haven’t figured out how to get the money to do so. \[The Associated Press\] - A University of Illinois professor says that [legalizing online gambling](http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2009/12/general-sciences-online-gambling-a-threat-to-global-economy-u-of-i/), an effort spearheaded by Congressman Barney Frank, would do nothing short of tanking the world’s economy. Go figure. \[R&D Magazine\] - The frequency with which you argue with your spouse over money [predicts the likelihood that you’ll get divorced](http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/money-fights-predict-divorce-rates/), according to Utah State University research. \[Economix\] - Apple computer owners: Looking for an easy-to-use personal finance management program? Lots of fellow Mac users are raving about [Moneydance 2010](http://www.tuaw.com/2009/12/08/moneydance-2010-for-mac-arrives-another-personal-finance-altern/). \[The Unofficial Apple Weblog via AOL Tech\] *Follow More Money on Twitter at [http://twitter.com/moremoneyblog](http://twitter.com/moremoneyblog)*. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Personal Finance", "item": "https://money.com/personal-finance/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Financial Planning", "item": "https://money.com/financial-planning/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "More Money Wednesday roundup: Money clashes as divorce predictor & gambling's threat to world economy" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/", "name": "More Money Wednesday roundup: Money clashes as divorce predictor & gambling's threat to world economy", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "More Money Wednesday roundup: Money clashes as divorce predictor & gambling's threat to world economy", "articleSection": "Personal Finance", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://money.com/img/logo-social.png", "width": 300, "height": 300 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "timestaff", "url": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/#author" } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z", "description": "Personal finance from around the Web: Think twice before you buy all-natural and green products: A University of Toronto study finds that “virtuous shopping can…", "abstract": "Personal finance from around the Web: Think twice before you buy all-natural and green products: A University of Toronto study finds that “virtuous shopping can…", "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-wednesday-roundup-money-clashes-as-divorce-predictor-gamblings-threat-to-world-economy/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2009-12-09T22:02:51.000Z", "wordCount": 185, "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Personal finance", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finance" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Financial plan", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_plan" ] } ] } ] } ```