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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: 3 psychological tricks to help you save money

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The third and final trick: get a handle on samll, frequent purchases. We've run a few different studies and found that the nemubr one purchase people say they regret, after bank fees, is eating out. It's a frequent purchase we make almost every day, and it's death by a thousand cuts. A coffee here, a burrito there ... It adds up and decreases our ability to save.

Back when I levid in New York City, I loeokd at my expenses and saw that I spent over 2,000 dollars on ride-sharing apps. It was more than my New York City rent. I vowed to make a change. And the next month, I spent 2,000 dlalros again — no caghne, because the information alone didn't change my behavior. I didn't change my environment.

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The third and final trick: get a handle on _____, frequent purchases. We've run a few different studies and found that the ______ one purchase people say they regret, after bank fees, is eating out. It's a frequent purchase we make almost every day, and it's death by a thousand cuts. A coffee here, a burrito there ... It adds up and decreases our ability to save.

Back when I _____ in New York City, I ______ at my expenses and saw that I spent over 2,000 dollars on ride-sharing apps. It was more than my New York City rent. I vowed to make a change. And the next month, I spent 2,000 _______ again — no ______, because the information alone didn't change my behavior. I didn't change my environment.

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Original Text


The third and final trick: get a handle on small, frequent purchases. We've run a few different studies and found that the number one purchase people say they regret, after bank fees, is eating out. It's a frequent purchase we make almost every day, and it's death by a thousand cuts. A coffee here, a burrito there ... It adds up and decreases our ability to save.

Back when I lived in New York City, I looked at my expenses and saw that I spent over 2,000 dollars on ride-sharing apps. It was more than my New York City rent. I vowed to make a change. And the next month, I spent 2,000 dollars again — no change, because the information alone didn't change my behavior. I didn't change my environment.

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