When I first got my driver's licence there were no smartphones and no GPS, only old-school maps. Whenever I went somewhere unknown, I would pull out the street directory and plan the trip before I started to drive. Even when I had a car full of ...
It's a typical morning in the office. I'm sitting at my desk, coffee in one hand, scrolling through my emails, checking any important requests and organising the day in my head. Nothing unusual: all is calm and well in the world. This is until ...
... this has to do with basic human nature. "It's a little like fight or flight," says Suncorp behavioural economist Phil Slade. "When people are anxious about their future, some people attack the problem, constantly monitoring the situation to search ...
... Saving money based on percentages rather than dollar values is the way to go, according to Suncorp behavioural economist Phil Slade. "People view their budgets in dollars and cents, and generally as we get older even though the dollar value saved may ...
There is an old saying in the music business: "You can make a killing, you just can't make a living." This could be said of many perceived "glamour" industries, but exploring the psychological drivers behind why so many people in these industries ...
... Surviving EOFY sale season Why does scoring a pair of shoes on sale feel so good? Behavioural economist and psychologist Phil Slade explains exactly what goes in on your brain when you're bargain hunting, and shares three tips to surviving the end-of-financial-year ...
When I was young, living on a farm in central NSW, my family had a faded green Valiant station wagon. Each Sunday on the way home from church, my siblings and I would sit in the boot of the car with the back window wound down as dad tore through the ...
Money is just a "thing" - a man-made construct created simply to help us trade goods and services and help describe the value of other "things". But it's not really just a thing, is it? It's so much more. As we grow up, our family's financial status ...
Follow these four key steps to tame your inner ape and help you stick to your financial resolutions With a few days' holiday in January and time to clear our minds, many of us articulated some resolutions that were made with good intentions. But now ...
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