Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Maurer covers how personal finance is more personal than finance. Nov 23, 2025, 07:00am EST Nov 23, 2025, 09:32am EST I don't ...

When you're a naturally giving person, it's easy to fall into self-destructive patterns of over-giving in your relationships. You may become attuned to the emotions of others and go out of your way to ...

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Friedrich Nietzsche said that a gift confers no rights. But he was wrong about this. In fact, gifts are exchanges that imply reciprocity, binding together giver and receiver in numerous ways. Gift ...