But Planet Money host Jeff Guo believes in the economic virtues of gift giving. On today's show, Jeff tries to win over Planet Money's resident Scrooge, Kenny Malone, by going on a quest to find ...

If Scrooge remained something of addict, the addiction was no longer money; it was giving, generous giving. Gordon MacDonald is editor at large of Leadership Journal and chancellor of Denver Seminary.

Mr. Miser The holidays may be approaching, but it appears that Elon Musk has decided to be a total scrooge. The New York Times reports that the centibillionaire's charity, the Musk Foundation ...

From "A Christmas Carol" the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his own gravestone. 'Tis the season of giving, or at least it used to be. For the second year in a row, charitable giving ...

Netflix’s Scrooge: A Christmas Carol was bound to be somewhat decent considering its timeless foundation. Its premise, slight deviations aside, is as worn as Tiny Tim’s shoes at this point.

Scrooge played by society’s scoreboard—the one that amplifies our biological instinct toward hierarchy and leads us to pursue money, status, and power at all costs.

The name Ebenezer Scrooge has become a symbol for stingy and miserly behavior ever since the publication of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You don't need to read the book or see the film to ...

For most of his life, Scrooge viewed money as control - a way to avoid risk, vulnerability, and needing others. By the end, he learns something powerful: money, when used well, isn’t about control.