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Scenario

When small purchases get more attention than big ones

I spent three hours researching which $12 phone charger to buy but dropped $800 on concert tickets without thinking twice.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental accounting causes disproportionate cognitive effort on trivial decisions while major financial choices receive inadequate consideration.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Behavioral economics — biases in financial decisions?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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