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Sep 2020
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Why You Make Bad Decisions About Money

The Motley Fool
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Ok, it’s not just you. It’s all of us. Why do human beings tend to make bad decisions when it comes to spending money? According to Dan Ariely, best-selling author and professor of psychology and behavioral economics, a lot of it comes down to the environment we face as consumers.

 

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