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How Board Games Screwed Up Your Fiscal Sense

Games teach excessive lending, scarce saving

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2009 3:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – It’s really no wonder Americans fouled up the financial system—fiscal irresponsibility was instilled in us at an early age by board games, observes Caitlin McDevitt for the Big Money. Among the poor lessons imparted by money games:

  • In Monopoly, the game’s bank
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