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How to take charge of your money (w/ Wendy De La Rosa)

2022/11/14
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Chris Duffy: 本期节目讨论了人们对财务问题的羞耻感以及公开谈论财务的挑战。Chris Duffy分享了他自己处理不稳定收入的经验,并强调了与朋友和同事坦诚沟通的重要性。他还表达了对如何更好地管理和投资自己收入的困惑。 Wendy De La Rosa: Wendy De La Rosa是一位行为科学家,她研究人们如何以及为什么做出财务决策。她认为,人们在金钱上的决策往往缺乏逻辑或理性,这与现有的金融体系以及人们对财务不安全感的羞耻感有关。她批判了单纯依靠理财教育来解决财务问题的观点,认为这是一种误解(GI Joe fallacy)。她指出,许多行为问题,例如健康问题,并非缺乏知识导致,而是行为习惯的问题。她还强调了种族财富差距是一个系统性问题,而非单纯的个人理财问题。她分享了自己在经济困难时期的经历,以及由此产生的羞耻感。她认为,理财的目标之一是达到不必过度关注金钱的程度,因为过度关注财务会占用大量的认知资源,影响人们的幸福感和生产力。持续的财务焦虑会影响人们的身心健康和生活质量。她建议人们建立良好的理财系统,减少对金钱的过度关注,并定期进行财务健康检查,制定相应的计划。她还建议人们充分利用政府提供的福利项目,并积极寻找增加收入的机会。她鼓励人们积极与信用卡公司协商降低利率,并改变支付频率以节省利息。 Wendy De La Rosa: Wendy De La Rosa认为,建立自动化的理财系统可以帮助人们更好地储蓄和投资。她推荐了一些可以自动转账储蓄的工具和平台,并强调了自动化系统对所有收入水平的人都有益。她指出,依赖个人意志力进行储蓄容易失败,自动化系统可以提高成功率。她建议人们从自动化理财开始,不必一开始就学习复杂的理财知识,并鼓励人们利用税收优惠账户进行投资。她认为,重要的是找到合适的问责机制,这可以是理财顾问,也可以是朋友或同伴。她建议人们主动与伴侣或朋友谈论财务问题,并使用一些问题来引导对话。她建议人们在轻松的氛围下谈论财务问题,并定期安排时间讨论财务问题。她还建议人们减少不必要的开支,例如外卖和酒精,并建立一个限制消费的系统,例如使用预付卡。她分享了关于偿还债务的建议,包括积极与信用卡公司协商降低利率,改变支付日期和频率等。

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The episode begins with the host discussing the discomfort around talking about money and his personal experiences with financial transparency.

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We hardly ever talk openly about our money. Today’s guest Wendy De La Rosa thinks that’s a costly mistake. She is a behavioral scientist who helps people understand and rewire their relationship with money. A former private equity investor at Goldman Sachs, Wendy is now an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School and the co-founder of Common Cents Lab, which works to improve financial well-being for low- to moderate-income people. In this episode, Wendy shares actionable insights on how to prepare and invest in your financial future, explains why the emotional aspect of decision-making impacts how we spend or save, and breaks down why financial insecurity should not be a source of shame -- and why the issue of wealth inequality cannot be solved merely by budgeting.