DOLLARS AND SENSE :
Ariely, Dan,
DOLLARS AND SENSE : How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter / DAN ARIELY AND JEFF KREISLER WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY MATT TROWER - First Harper Paperbacks edition. - xii, 275 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.
What is money? Don't bet on it ; Opportunity knocks ; A value proposition -- How we assess value in ways that have little to do with value. We forget that everything is relative ; We compartmentalize ; We avoid pain ; We trust ourselves ; We overvalue what we have ; We worry about fairness and effort ; We believe in the magic of language and rituals ; We overvalue expectations ; We lose control ; We overemphasize money -- Now what? Building on the shoulders of flawed thinking. Put your money where your mind is ; Free advice ; Control yourself ; It's us against them ; Stop and think.
"Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales"--Publisher.
9780062872722 RM 39.90
Finance, Personal
Finance, Personal --Decision making
Finance, Personal --Psychological aspects
Consumers --Attitudes
Consumer behavior --Psychological aspects
332.024
DOLLARS AND SENSE : How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter / DAN ARIELY AND JEFF KREISLER WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY MATT TROWER - First Harper Paperbacks edition. - xii, 275 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.
What is money? Don't bet on it ; Opportunity knocks ; A value proposition -- How we assess value in ways that have little to do with value. We forget that everything is relative ; We compartmentalize ; We avoid pain ; We trust ourselves ; We overvalue what we have ; We worry about fairness and effort ; We believe in the magic of language and rituals ; We overvalue expectations ; We lose control ; We overemphasize money -- Now what? Building on the shoulders of flawed thinking. Put your money where your mind is ; Free advice ; Control yourself ; It's us against them ; Stop and think.
"Shares anecdotal insight into the illogical influences behind poor financial decisions and how to outmaneuver them, covering topics ranging from credit-card debt and household budgeting to holiday spending and real estate sales"--Publisher.
9780062872722 RM 39.90
Finance, Personal
Finance, Personal --Decision making
Finance, Personal --Psychological aspects
Consumers --Attitudes
Consumer behavior --Psychological aspects
332.024