No one would disagree that taking the time to manage your finances is re-warding, at least in the long run. But few would call it fun. That's changing, however, as financial institutions and Web sites start to take cues from World of Warcraft, Farmville and other games. Why? Consider that more than 180 million people in the U.S. play video games for an average of more than 56 hours each month, according to a 2012 report from Filene Research Institute, a credit union think tank. In fact, in the U.S. games account for nearly half of the time spent on mobile apps. By contrast, consumers spend less than three hours per month on financial planning and budgeting.
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机译：没有人会不同意，至少从长远来看，花时间管理您的财务会有所回报。但是很少有人会觉得这很有趣。但是，随着金融机构和网站开始受到《魔兽世界》，《 Farmville》和其他游戏的启发，这种情况正在改变。为什么？根据信用合作社智囊团Filene Research Institute 2012年的报告，考虑到美国有超过1.8亿人每月平均玩视频游戏超过56个小时。实际上，在美国，游戏占了移动应用花费时间的近一半。相比之下，消费者每月在财务计划和预算上的花费少于三个小时。
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