Dan Ariely gives tips on how we can learn to compare each dollar we spend to a trip to the Bahamas, or a latte. bigthink.com
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Dan Ariely gives tips on how we can learn to compare each dollar we spend to a trip to the Bahamas, or a latte. bigthink.com
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Excellent insight
Ed…your missing the point on the economy dude….first year economics….savings = investment…investment fuels economic growth through efficient asset allocation….you not spending your savings at starbucks therefore doesnt hurt the economy.
Giving up on necessary consumption doesn’t necessarily hurt the economy. Economies are not zero sum.
this guy has some good things to say but if i don’t buy my lattes and books now i will be missing out on them right now when i want them. i will also be hurting the economy by not buying products being sold which will lead to a pay cut at work or something similar. so in the longrun i am really only hurting myself either way.
Escalating debt, usurious interest and financial ruin is painful! It is much better paying cash to enjoy painless meals! Raising debit cards above cash on the pain scale is wrong. It is less painful to use debit cards; it’s safer. Call me paranoid, but I hesitate to pay in cash. Suppose I’m walking out the door of a restaurant, and the waiter claims I did not pay? Debit cards are more palatable (pardon the pun); some give a modicum of buyer protection like their evil credit card counterparts.
People suck with money lol… What this guy’s saying is essentially common sense, yet people find it fascinating…
Well, you would also have to account for the electricity cost of playing on your tv and console or running your pc for that many hours, but I see your point.
we need the collapse so we dont have to listen to this bullshit
These thoughts are why I decided to give up going to the movies and went back to gaming. I used to pay the same price for 2-5 hours of entertainment as I now do on 50-500 hours.
Ok I was drawn into your video but you gotta offer more sooner. Got bored. Tighten it up. Best to you