Episode 108 – Mind the Perception Gap
The team explore the impact of perception on our finances and wellbeing. From understanding how perceptions shape decisions and how to challenge flawed realties connected to money. As ever some great money saving tips from #tightasstommo and a through provoking exploration that might just reshape your financial perspective.
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What’s on Todays Podcast?
The topic of perception and how it relates to our financial wellbeing
Tight Ass Tommo
Chris’ Mum, Meany Maureen using Mental Accounting to squirrel away jam jars of money for various reasons and how you can do the same digitally.
Practical tip from Colin Lowe – use easysim.global for cheap mobile data when travelling
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Mind the Perception Gap
Producer Tammy came across the following and felt it needed a closer look:
Truth and perception become fused in the mind leaving no difference between the two
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
What does perception mean?
What we think of as reality may not be correct, our perceptions can be flawed.
How might they be flawed?
- Relying on only one source of information
- Relying on previous experiences and making assumptions
- Focus of our attention – inattentional blindness
The perception gap is not always a bad thing
Link to Episode 104 – Crack the Happiness Code with Set Point Theory
How our perception gap with finances can be changed
How a financial planner can help challenge our assumptions
Link to Episode 107 – Making Decisions with Nick Elston
Behavioural Biases and our perceptions
Conclusions from the Guys
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