{"id":7008,"date":"2023-12-22T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/737371850308567040-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:50:23","slug":"737371850308567040-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/737371850308567040-2\/","title":{"rendered":"737371850308567040"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<p class=\"npf_link\" data-npf='{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/psychology-of-greed\/\",\"display_url\":\"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/psychology-of-greed\/\",\"title\":\"The Psychology of Greed: Why People Pursue Money at Any Cost\",\"description\":\"Greed is a part of human nature and there are different opinions about if it should be termed good or bad since it has driven innovation tha\",\"site_name\":\"Cowrywise Blog\",\"poster\":[{\"media_key\":\"ba0bd4a6b9052514c67f90031eda92de:16b4f45fa665f087-10\",\"type\":\"image\/webp\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1441}]}'><a href=\"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/psychology-of-greed\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Psychology of Greed: Why People Pursue Money at Any Cost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnmet emotional needs<\/p>\n<p>Greed can stem from emotional trauma and unmet needs. In a bid to replace the emptiness of emotional distress, a person can attempt to use objects or possessions. What happens if this becomes an addiction or there isn\u2019t enough money to fund this habit? 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