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Is it possible to save too much?

It's called financial hoarding: keeping more cash than necessary, even if youd be better served by paying off debt or investing. If only we all were so pathological, eh?

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(Bloomberg Business) — A 36-year-old makes as much as $130,000 in a day, yet still lives at home. He buys sandwiches late in the afternoon to save 75 cents. He organizes his life around commuting only in cheaper off-peak hours.

Impressive frugality? Or something far more complicated? 

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