That’s one of the key insights from behavioural economics, according to a paper from the United Kingdom’s newly re-formed financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct…

The pressure is on to pack what you need and leave behind what you don’t, while sticking to the size and weight limits.

The same holds true in other shopping situations as well – think of buying a house or haggling over the cost of a car. And different “rules” apply in different parts…

And believe it or not – this idea can be used to help keep on track with your budget. At one end of the spectrum, we could make spending money very difficult.

It may actually have implications for the way we spend money. Given the rapid rise in the popularity of social media, it might pay to be wise to the unexpected consequences…

We know that shopping makes some people feel good. Now major studies are offering insights into the types of people who are most likely to impulse buy – and the reasons…

The same goes for other seemingly insignificant details, such as seeing a pile of fake money. This phenomenon is known as ”priming” – or the tendency for the mere exposure…

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Or at a local farmers market, we can be lured by the promise of cheaper prices and fresher produce only to later realise that some items would have actually been cheaper at…