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Psychology
fromMail Online
1 week ago

What's YOUR 'money type'? Scientists say there are 3 financial styles

Money behavior types influence financial habits, with three distinct styles: Financial Explorers, Habitual Savers, and The Disengaged.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

5 things people who grew up lower middle class quietly do as adults that look strange until you understand the logic behind them - Silicon Canals

Lower middle class upbringing shapes adults' financial behaviors and anxieties, leading to habits like maintaining hidden emergency accounts.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

People who grew up in houses where money was a source of tension often become adults who can afford things comfortably but still feel a small flinch at the register, and the flinch isn't financial anymore, it's a nervous system that never got the memo that the emergency is over. - Silicon Canals

Money anxiety often stems from childhood experiences rather than current financial situations, affecting emotional responses to spending.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

People who grew up calculating whether they could afford both the drink and the entree before anyone else sat down don't stop doing that math when they earn six figures. The arithmetic isn't financial anymore. It's a loyalty ritual to a younger version of themselves who promised never to be caught without an exit. - Silicon Canals

Child poverty in the U.S. leads to adult poverty more than in Denmark, Germany, the UK, or Australia, with lasting effects beyond financial circumstances.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

There's a specific kind of financial anxiety that has nothing to do with how much money you have. It belongs to people who finally became comfortable but never updated the internal math that was written during scarcity, so every purchase still runs through a threat calculator from 1997. - Silicon Canals

Financial anxiety often stems from past experiences rather than current financial realities, affecting decision-making even in improved circumstances.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Psychology says if you still feel guilty spending money on yourself even when you can afford it, you display these 8 deeply ingrained traits - Silicon Canals

Guilt when spending money on oneself stems from deeply ingrained psychological patterns, often rooted in childhood experiences and an overdeveloped sense of responsibility for others' needs.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

Grew up poor? Psychology says you probably display these 8 adult behaviors - Silicon Canals

Growing up, I remember watching my dad count out coins at the kitchen table every Sunday night. He'd separate them into little piles - rent, electricity, food - and there was never much left over. Years later, I still find myself doing the same thing with my bank balance, even though those days of stretching every pound are long behind me.
Psychology
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 months ago

The difference between people who "seem rich" and people who actually have money comes down to these 8 behaviors that real wealth never displays - Silicon Canals

Loud displays of luxury often indicate insecurity, while genuinely wealthy people tend to be discreet and unconcerned with public status signals.
fromFortune
4 months ago

Gen Z is defiantly 'giving up' on ever owning a home and are spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows | Fortune

The housing market only continues to look more bleak for younger generations-and it shows. The average age for a first-time homebuyer recently jumped to 40, signaling the housing market is starved for affordability. And younger generations are so disappointed and frustrated by the state of the housing market they're spending more of their earnings than they're saving, working less, and making risky investments, according to a recently published paper by Northwestern University and University of Chicago researchers.
Real estate
Business
fromFortune
5 months ago

Is Gen Z the financial anxiety generation? | Fortune

Gen Z favors debit and installment payments over credit because informed financial caution stems from lived economic crises and observed debt harms.
Psychology
fromFortune
5 months ago

Gen Z isn't doom spending. Wasting money on flashy purchases is normal while you're young and have nothing else to be admired for yet, expert says | Fortune

Status-driven spending among younger Americans reflects a lack of purpose and constrained access to adult milestones, not mere irresponsibility.
Women
fromHarvard Gazette
8 months ago

In touch with our emotions, finally - Harvard Gazette

Anger can enhance financial risk-taking in men, leading to greater monetary gains in decision-making scenarios.
fromHarvard Gazette
8 months ago

What your credit score says about how, where you were raised - Harvard Gazette

A strong predictor of an adult's bill-paying habits is the environment in which they grew up, revealing lifelong differences in repayment behavior by early adulthood.
Public health
Real estate
fromSFGATE
9 months ago

Why More Americans Are Moving Money Out of Savings-and What It Means for Homebuyers

Americans are moving funds to higher-yield accounts despite stagnating traditional savings and checking account balances.
Women in technology
fromBusiness Insider
10 months ago

Women are getting wealthier - and they don't invest the same way as men

Women's share of retail financial assets in the US and EU will rise to 40-45% by 2030, driven by higher earnings and changing demographics.
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