Financial Insecurity Makes You Irrational
You know that when you have money worries (or any worries for that matter), they can seem all consuming. You go to bed worrying about money and it's the first thing that pops into your [...]
Not all Dollars are Equal!
If you happen to have cash in your wallet right now, take out a note and have a look at it. It’s just a piece of paper. It has a picture of someone famous on [...]
We Are Not Rational!
Have you ever done something and then afterwards scratched your head and thought, “what on earth was I thinking!?” Welcome to the world of being human. We are not rational and despite our best intentions, [...]
Money Worries Affect Your Intelligence
We know that when we have money worries, they can seem all consuming. If we go to bed worrying about money, when we wake up the next morning and it’s the first thing that pops [...]
Money is Emotional, Even for Children
All our decisions are governed by emotions. Food is a classic example, when we see that sandwich or the chocolate cake or the donuts, we can taste it. Our emotions have told us. Money is [...]
Why is it so Easy to Spend Money?
While this sounds a really simple question, the answer isn’t as straight forward as we would probably like it to be. This simple question actually has two parts to it. The first is why do [...]
Rich but Broke
It's been a hectic weekend! It kicked off with a blast early Friday morning when we learnt that we were featured in the lead story on www.stuff.co.nz with an article called, 'Why are the Rich [...]
Why do Women Spend Money?
OK girls, this one is for us. What is it that gives us the urge to spend money and buy that handbag or shoes when we are feeling a bit down? It might not be [...]
Ghosts of Money Past, Present and Our Future.
What on earth have ghosts got to do with money? Maybe you need a visit from your Ghosts of Money past to make you look more closely at your money behaviour? How those decisions have [...]
Impulse Spending, it Isn’t All Our Fault!
That final mad dash is on to get the Christmas shopping finished before Santa arrives. As we have said before, the more stressed you are the more likely you are to impulse spend and end [...]