But there are also simple (if surprising) psychology tricks that can help us save even more.
Here are ten such mind hacks.
It’s all about the ways storesmanipulate your sensesto trick you into buying more.
Thinking abouthow much that item really costsin terms of hours you’d need to work to pay for it.
$90 for a pair of jeans?!
That’s more than 12 hours of work at the $7.25 minimum wage.
(Even if you’re paid twice that, still more than half a day of work.)
(Of course, you should then stick to that plan.)
Make Saving Money Fun
Saving?
That’s wheregamificationcomes in.