About this episode
Evan Lucas discusses the intersection of behavioural economics and personal finance, exploring how our mindset affects financial decisions.
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Evan Lucas - behavioural economist, financial commentator, author of Mind Over Money, and former Head of Strategy at InvestSMART. Some of the topics we dive into are: How the increase in dual income households is reshaping family dynamics. (00:16:03)How we can rewire our brains to spend less and live more freely. (00:34:06)The link between identity, emotion and financial behaviour. (00:47:19)The role behavioural finance plays in reaching FIRE. (00:41:09)L...
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Host: Aussie Firebug
Guest: Evan Lucas
Topics covered
- behavioural economics
- financial behaviour
- family dynamics
- dual income households
- behavioural finance
- FIRE
Keywords
- behavioural economics
- financial commentator
- family dynamics
- spending habits
- financial behaviour
- FIRE
- Mind Over Money
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: InvestSMART
Books & works: Mind Over Money
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