Category Archives: Psychology of Money

Money is illogical. Or at least our treatment of it is. Read about the fascinating ways we sabotage our relationship with money, the tricks marketers use to keep us hooked, and learn how to avoid unknowingly damaging your finances through unconscious blocks or bad habits.

Your Favorite Brands Are Manipulating Your Senses to Make You Buy More

By Alevin Chan

Watch out for the ways your senses are being manipulated. Retail stores in Singapore use sight, smell, sound and touch to make you buy things. Read More

Financial Lies We Like to Tell Young Singaporeans

By Ryan Ong

Because we don’t often talk to our children about money, young Singaporeans tend to grow up believing these financial lies. Read More

9 Signs You Have a YOLO Attitude Towards Money

By Alevin Chan

Think you have good financial habits? Check to see if you have any of these YOLO attitudes towards money. Read More

Want to Be Rich? Acting Like a Psychopath Might Help

By Ryan Ong

Psychopaths have traits that make them well-adapted to the business world. Here’s how they do it. Read More

How Your Parents’ Income Ultimately Affects Yours

By Ryan Ong

It’s a simple fact that your parents’ income has a huge impact on yours, as wealthier parents can give you more advantages. Here’s why. Read More

5 Weird Ways Being Poor Affects Your Body and Mind

By Ryan Ong

Being poor is bad enough, but it affects your health in weird ways too. Here are the ways poverty impacts your body and mind, according to research. Read More