Creating new habits is hard. Our human nature loves to maintain the status quo, and sees small change as energy sapping and frustrating. Plus, when we attempt to build good financial habits, such as cutting back on discretionary spending, we face a ...
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During the pandemic, one of my sons had the good fortune of having a job at a local supermarket. This gave him front-row tickets to the Covid-19 human behaviour experiment. At the height of the toilet paper panic, he was given the task of rolling a ...
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 ...
... family members who will have a vested interest in the arrangement," says Suncorp behavioural economist and psychologist Phil Slade. "Loaning to family is rarely a simple agreement between two parties, and therefore that more complex context needs to ...
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 ...
Confession time. I love a good spring clean. Not just the "dust and tidy" variety, but a good old "pull everything out, scrub everything clean and only put back what you want in an ordered way" type of clean. My wife often takes a deep breath when I ...
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 ...
