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MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
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MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
How financial anxiety affects decisions
Financial anxiety is one of the most common forms of modern stress.
Daria Larsson••5 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
What is the Ostrich Effect
Research shows people are more likely to skip financial information when they expect the outcome to be unpleasant. In the moment, ignoring feels easier. But it quietly creates long-term damage.
Daria Larsson••3 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Mental accounting: why people separate money into “buckets”
Mental accounting is not just psychology—it is tradition, culture, and identity expressed through the way we handle money.
Daria Larsson••5 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Why people avoid checking bank accounts
This isn’t laziness or irresponsibility. It’s psychology.
Daria Larsson•
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Anchoring and pricing tricks used by companies
The Psychology Behind Why We Spend More Than We Think
Daria Larsson•
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Pain of paying vs pleasure of buying
Money decisions aren’t rational. They are emotional. Every purchase triggers an invisible tug-of-war inside the brain: the pain of paying versus the pleasure of buying.
Daria Larsson••5 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Scientific research on financial stress
Financial Stress Is a Scientific Issue, Not a Personal Failure
Daria Larsson••8 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Why budgets fail—behavioral traps to avoid
Budgets Don’t Fail Because of Math—they Fail Because of Psychology
Daria Larsson••5 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Case study: From avoidance to control in 60 days
There isn’t one famous “60-day case,” but there is enough evidence to justify a realistic 60-day transformation story based on known mechanisms (reduced avoidance, increased checking, better planning).
Daria Larsson••6 min read
MONEY PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Practical methods to overcome avoidance
The article introduces three unconventional, practical methods that go far beyond generic advice on dealing with financial avoidance. Each approach is grounded in behavioral science and designed to be simple.
Daria Larsson••3 min read