159 // Say NO to Fall Hauls! 6 Cognitive Biases That Cause You to Buy (and What to Do About Them)

In a season where we are surrounded by people encouraging “fall hauls”, how can we buy more intentionally?

If we can understand these six cognitive biases that marketers leverage to cause us to buy what we don’t need, we can purchase with a purpose!

Resources Mentioned (affiliate links may be included):

Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter

An excellent article in Becoming Minimalist about the Diderot Effect

Related Episodes:

Episode 86: Struggle with Impulse Purchases? Intentional Purchasing and Values-Based Spending Strategies with Meghan Dwyer from Money Isn’t Scary

Episode 23: Drowning in Clutter? Stop Doing These 3 Things

Episode 68: 4 Steps to STOP the Shopping Habit from Former Shopaholic and Workaholic Turned Minimal-ish Mom Mary Simpson

Episode 157: 7 Cognitive Biases That Cause Clutter (and What Do Do About Them)

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