How to Stop Screwing Up Our Finances, Even in a World That Leads Us Astray -- with Dr. Dan Ariely

<p>#257: “The checking account is like the trash can of personal finance.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Today’s podcast guest, the famed behavioral economist Dr. Dan Ariely, is not a fan of checking accounts. Or supermarket end caps. Or anything that distracts us from our financial goals.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, he explains why.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dan Ariely is one of the world’s most renowned behavioral economists. He’s the James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University.</p> <p> </p> <p>His TED Talks have been viewed more than 15 million times. In 2018, he was named one of the 50 most influential living psychologists in the world.</p> <p> </p> <p>He’s the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including Predictably Irrational, a book that challenges our assumptions about our ability to make rational decisions. He also wrote Dollars and Sense, a book about our cognitive biases, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty, a book about how we lie to everyone, including ourselves.</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information, visit the show notes at <a href= "https://affordanything.com/episode257" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://affordanything.com/episode257</a></p>