Dollars and sense : how we misthink money and how to spend smarter

Ariely, Dan (author.). Kreisler, Jeff, (author.). Trower, Matt R., (illustrator.).

Summary: 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.

Item details

ISBN: 9780062651204
ISBN: 006265120X
Physical Description: print
xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: What is money?. Don't bet on it ; Opportunity knocks ; A value proposition -- Part II: 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 -- Part III: 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.

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