http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/#comment-22326 ChristianPF Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:07:19 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=806#comment-22326 I think this is just another reason why budgeting is necessary to keep spending under control... I think this is just another reason why budgeting is necessary to keep spending under control…

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/#comment-22293 Marc and Angel Hack Life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:04:12 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=806#comment-22293 ...also, Stumbled for ya. ;-) …also, Stumbled for ya.

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/#comment-22292 Marc and Angel Hack Life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:01:53 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=806#comment-22292 Great topic. The key for me is automatic deposits (including 50% of bonuses) in a money maket account... they eliminate the temptation. Great topic. The key for me is automatic deposits (including 50% of bonuses) in a money maket account… they eliminate the temptation.

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/#comment-22254 My Daily Dollars Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:32:07 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=806#comment-22254 I have SO fallen into the trap of overspending extra money. I really like the idea of socking it away in savings for a few months. I've been known to spend it three times over a few months BEFORE I even get the actual money. Great tip! I have SO fallen into the trap of overspending extra money. I really like the idea of socking it away in savings for a few months. I’ve been known to spend it three times over a few months BEFORE I even get the actual money. Great tip!

]]> http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/08/06/how-mental-accounting-can-help-or-hurt-us/#comment-22194 Jesse Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:30:51 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=806#comment-22194 This is a big issue for me: if I see the money in my account is much harder to regulate and stick to budget....and the same goes for windfall money, if its not put away it feels like "free" or "extra" money. This is a big issue for me: if I see the money in my account is much harder to regulate and stick to budget….and the same goes for windfall money, if its not put away it feels like “free” or “extra” money.

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