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How to Stop Yourself From Spending Money Like You Own a Lamborghini
You don’t own a Lambo but you spend money like you do
The science of decision making is, quite honestly, fascinating. Your whole life is full of decisions; every day you make decisions about food, people, technology, mood, your thoughts. Everything.
Do you have a coffee now or later? Do you read a book or watch TV? Do you have that $5 coffee or do you save that $5?
Well, the chances are you are in the habit of spending. If you’ve come here in the first place it might suggest that you are partial to a cheeky trainer purchase here or there (even though you’ve got ten pairs already) or maybe you have a coat obsession that you just can’t kick. Or possibly, quite possibly, you just want to know what science has to say about kicking bad spending habits. You know, ‘you’re asking for a friend’, it’s cool I get it.
Humans are pretty impressive let me tell you
Whilst the human body may be similar in anatomy to other animals, you and I are different from our fellow animals in many ways. Whilst we have a relatively larger brain (well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes) our differences are clearer with our capabilities.
