Mile High FI Podcast

Why Do People Do Dumb Things? | MHFI 145


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Doug chats with his friend, Dusti, about cognitive biases and behavioral economics.
They discuss how our financial habits are heavily influenced by emotions, and why we oftentimes spend money on unnecessary things.
Behavioral Economics
  • Why money is emotional
  • Buying more than we can afford
  • How group mentality affects our decision-making
  • Cognitive Biases
    • Availability bias
    • Confirmation bias
    • The struggle of having too many choices
    • The ostrich effect
    • Connect with Dusti on Instagram.
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      0:00 - Intro
      1:20 - Who is Dusti?
      12:12 - Behavioral economics and the emotional side to money
      18:11 - How you can support us
      21:02 - Availability bias
      23:10 - Confirmation bias and how society affects our buying decisions
      29:39 - Is having fewer options better?
      34:28 - People overvalue what they own
      43:06 - Going along with everyone else
      50:04 - Loss aversion
      53:20 - The ostrich effect
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