Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Extension Division. Financial Counseling ProjectMyhre, David C.Myhre, David C.2015-08-052015-08-051979http://hdl.handle.net/10919/55368It is not surprising to find, in a materialistic society, a large number of people who have not discovered that basic satisfaction in life is related to what one <u>is</u> and what one <u>does</u>, rather than what one <u>has</u>. As a consequence, many Americans are caught up in a race to catch up to, keep up with or surpass the mythical "Joneses" by buying and owning the symbols of financial success. Thus, the number of individuals seeking financial counseling is increasing in this period of inflation and a shrinking economy. Never have we had such a great demand for our ·services.211 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.LD5655.A762 F55Finance, Personal -- CongressesFinancial counseling : assessing the state of the art : the proceedings of a national conference sponsored by the Financial Counseling Project, held at ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 30-June 2, 1979Extension publication6464981