Why you might feel the urge to overspend right now

Why you might feel the urge to overspend right now

After this year of no festivals, no plays, no shopping in stores without concern for a deadly virus – “no you can’t” is slowly transforming, with 60 percent of adults in the US now having at least one dose of the vaccine, to “yes you can.” Many of us, regardless of disposable income levels, will prepare for the powerful emotions about to swoop through our experience-deprived brains

Behavioral Economics

Our minds are not spreadsheets. Our decisions are a mishmash of feelings, reactions, and mental shortcuts whittled by evolution to keep us alive in the wild, within small tribes, without consideration for targeted Instagram ads for peep-toe espadrilles.

Paulette Perhach writes about creativity, finances, tech, psychology, and anything else that inspires awe

She posts regularly at WelcomeToTheWritersLife.com.

Set aside some money

Set aside money until it is safe to spend without putting yourself in financial danger

Find a photo that represents something you’re working toward getting a year to a few years out and make that your phone’s home screen or otherwise keeping it close

Remember, our spending is part of what will alleviate the Covid-19-inflicted financial suffering of our fellow humans

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