Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author
of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal
finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial
decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones. Why
does paying for things often feel like it causes physical pain? Why does it
cost you money to act as your own real estate agent? Why are we comfortable
overpaying for something now just because we've overpaid for it before? In
Dollars and Sense, world renowned economist Dan Ariely answers these
intriguing questions and many more as he explains how our irrational behavior
often interferes with our best intentions when it comes to managing our
finances. Partnering with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler, Ariely
takes us deep inside our minds to expose the hidden motivations that are
secretly driving our choices about money. Exploring a wide range of everyday
topics--from credit card debt and household budgeting to holiday sales--Ariely
and Kreisler demonstrate how our ideas about dollars and cents are often wrong
and cost us more than we know. Mixing case studies and anecdotes with tangible
advice and lessons, they cut through the unconscious fears and desires driving
our worst financial instincts and teach us how to improve our money habits.
Fascinating, engaging, funny, and essential, Dollars and Sense is a sound
investment, providing us with the practical tools we need to understand and
improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter, and ultimately live
better.
Dollars and Sense: How we misthink money and How to Spend Smarter
Beschreibung
Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author
of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal
finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial
decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones. Why
does paying for things often feel like it causes physical pain? Why does it
cost you money to act as your own real estate agent? Why are we comfortable
overpaying for something now just because we've overpaid for it before? In
Dollars and Sense, world renowned economist Dan Ariely answers these
intriguing questions and many more as he explains how our irrational behavior
often interferes with our best intentions when it comes to managing our
finances. Partnering with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler, Ariely
takes us deep inside our minds to expose the hidden motivations that are
secretly driving our choices about money. Exploring a wide range of everyday
topics--from credit card debt and household budgeting to holiday sales--Ariely
and Kreisler demonstrate how our ideas about dollars and cents are often wrong
and cost us more than we know. Mixing case studies and anecdotes with tangible
advice and lessons, they cut through the unconscious fears and desires driving
our worst financial instincts and teach us how to improve our money habits.
Fascinating, engaging, funny, and essential, Dollars and Sense is a sound
investment, providing us with the practical tools we need to understand and
improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter, and ultimately live
better.
