Tag: behavioral economics
Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money – Part One
Americans are a confounding lot. On one hand, they’ve never had more opportunities to make money and save than they do right now. There were no app developers, YouTube personalities, Uber drivers, direct deposits, and Roth IRAs when I was growing up. On the other hand, however, they’ve never been more racked by financial insecurity…
You Have All the Opportunity You Need
I didn’t get married until I was 40 years old. This was largely because of rampant bigotry in the dating world. I grew up on Long Island where a sizable portion of the eligible females in New York City, Nassau County, and Suffolk County were non-white (roughly 40 percent). And many black, Hispanic, and Asian…
All Financial Cultures Aren’t Equal
I’m not a cultural relativist. I don’t believe all cultures are equal. Now before you pillory me and go all SJW on my ass, I’m talking about culture in a financial sense, not in a aesthetic sense. In other words, I’m not saying that jazz is better than Mongolian tribal music, Italian food is better…
Is Your Life A Slave to Freedom By Choice?
Today we have a guest post from Kraken of Fireball Finances. He very graciously offered it to us because it aligns with the desire for freedom and the behavioral economics themes we focus on at Freedom Is Groovy. We hope you enjoy it. We all want freedom right? However, everyone sees freedom differently. Some see…