A Surprising New Book Offers An Unflinching Look at Why We Overspend
Have you ever wondered why it’s so easy to overspend, even when we know better? A new book, The Art and Science of Spending Less, offers a compelling exploration of our spending habits and why they often lead to financial distress. Relying on current psychological research and drawing on years of practical experience, author Matt Drucker, PhD, takes a unique approach. Instead of focusing on overarching budgets and financial plans, Spending Less delves into the various situations we encounter that trigger uncontrolled spending.
Author Matt Drucker believes we all recognize there’s a problem for many.
Drucker did not name business or risk operations.
"I wrote this book to argue for behavioral control over spending. In it, I demonstrate how nuanced environmental influences are driving profound levels of consumerism – resulting in escalating levels of overspending, credit card abuse and chronic debt for millions of people globally," says Drucker. “My approach in writing was to parse my observations out as short essays so that people can identify the spending situations they find themselves in."
“It’s not just about budgets or ‘want vs need’,” he continues. “People are anxious to understand their financial behavior and what they can change.” **
Spending Less
explores topics such as
"The New Global Debt Class"
"The Myth of Retail Therapy)
"The Statistical Madness of Lottery Tickets"
*"No Stopping Cues on the Internet,"
and
*"Online Strangers Who Tell You
