http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/ Articles on game theory and personal finance Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-8992 Why We’re Not Designed to Follow Budgets–There’s More to Life - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:44:30 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/#comment-8992 [...] such self-control. When I see delicious food, I can’t resist the smells and the taste and I simply stuff myself. In fact, just looking at that cheesecake picture is making me [...] [...] such self-control. When I see delicious food, I can’t resist the smells and the taste and I simply stuff myself. In fact, just looking at that cheesecake picture is making me [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-8982 I Don’t Budget—Here’s Why - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:28:11 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/#comment-8982 [...] Build good spending habits by aggressively cutting wasteful expenses [...] [...] Build good spending habits by aggressively cutting wasteful expenses [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Money Makes You Numb - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:38:25 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/#comment-8960 [...] about saving more by recommending you drink from the tap, curb your subscription costs, and cut back on other regular [...] [...] about saving more by recommending you drink from the tap, curb your subscription costs, and cut back on other regular [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Food Fridays: A Health Choice You Do Not Want to Take with a Grain of Salt - Mind Your Decisions Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:34:51 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/#comment-8958 [...] We are eating so much salt that we cannot notice small reductions–that is, we are eating salt at a point where diminishing returns have set in. At a point like that, it is pretty clear that you can cut back and be happier. [...] [...] We are eating so much salt that we cannot notice small reductions–that is, we are eating salt at a point where diminishing returns have set in. At a point like that, it is pretty clear that you can cut back and be happier. [...]

]]> http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/comment-page-1/#comment-6654 The St. Petersburg Paradox: a flimsy critique of expectation theory by people who don’t know math or economics - Mind Your Decisions Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:46:54 +0000 http://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2007/10/05/cutting-back-on-expenses-gives-you-more-bang-for-your-buck/#comment-6654 [...] is an example of the famous concept of diminishing marginal utility–the idea that at larger levels of consumption, incremental units are worth less. The concept [...] [...] is an example of the famous concept of diminishing marginal utility–the idea that at larger levels of consumption, incremental units are worth less. The concept [...]

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