HOW MONEY WORKS FOR US

The future will cost us more money, and make it even more difficult for us to make rational decisions. Bitcoin, payment apps, retina scans, one-click purchases, drone deliveries — all of these will make our considerations more complicated and the payment process easier and more enjoyable. We have never been in such a hostile environment for making rational decisions related to our money. Where and why does it hurt when we pay? Why are we much more extravagant with our money on vacation, and what can really ruin our honeymoon? What makes us appreciate professionals who work (on us?) for a whole hour instead of five minutes, and how can a waiter make the food tastier, without touching it? How can we be made to save more, and why do we have to start imagining ourselves at retirement age? Professor Dan Arieli, author of the bestseller Irrational But Not Terrible, The Truth About Truth and Your Irrationality, explains why we behave so strangely (and irrationally) with our money, and how cha