How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter Ariely, Dan creator author Kreisler, Jeff author Trower, Matt R. illustrator text nyu 2018 2017 First Harper Paperbacks edition. monographic eng xii, 275 pages : illustrations, charts ; 21 cm "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. 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. general DAN ARIELY AND JEFF KREISLER WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY MATT TROWER Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index. Finance, Personal Finance, Personal Decision making Finance, Personal Psychological aspects Consumers Attitudes Consumer behavior Psychological aspects 332.024 9780062872722 PPAK 200121 20200121124222.0 eng