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Behavioural Insights
Thoughtful analysis of how psychology shapes financial behaviour, spending habits, and long term decision making, translating academic research into practical insights that help individuals make smarter, more intentional financial choices.
Behavioural Finance: Part 1
In today's article Wim Steemers educates us on behavioural finance: how to use behavioural science to invest your money wisely. This is...
Merle van den Akker
Jun 24, 20208 min read
Hiding Your Money
Monzo has introduced a new feature on its money managing app. And when Monzo goes, many others follow. What is this new feature? Hiding...
Merle van den Akker
Jun 19, 20203 min read
How the Dutch Handle Money
Going Dutch. It’s a popular phrase indicating that you’re splitting the bill, either equally or just paying for your own things and...
Merle van den Akker
May 29, 20206 min read
How To Invest So That You Never Go Bust?
Investing money is a topic that I try to stay away from myself. Why? Because I've always focused on personal and microfinance, to the...
Merle van den Akker
May 13, 20204 min read
Dirty Money: The Effect of COVID-19 on Cash Usage
During the COVID-19 outbreak, before most of the social distancing and social isolation measures were put in place, there were several...
Merle van den Akker
Apr 22, 20204 min read
Journaling Your Spending: Worth It?
When it comes to organizing our lives, we have increasingly moved to doing it all online. Our diaries are linked to our e-mail to...
Merle van den Akker
Apr 10, 20205 min read
Money You Can't Count On
I noticed something interesting when I was managing my money on Friday the 13th(I mean, something was bound to go wrong on that day!). I...
Merle van den Akker
Mar 20, 20205 min read
Terrible Money Advice (Part II)
Recently I asked about the worst advice you had ever gotten. And damn, you did not disappoint. With all the “bad advice” that you have...
Merle van den Akker
Mar 11, 20206 min read
Absolutely Terrible Money Advice
Recently I asked about the worst advice you had ever gotten. And damn, you did not disappoint. So this article is dedicated to that...
Merle van den Akker
Mar 4, 20207 min read
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