Wendy De La Rosa: 3 psychological tricks to help you save money
Wendy De La Rosa: 3 trucchi psicologici per aiutarti a risparmiare
Wendy De La Rosa is a co-founder of Common Cents Lab, where she focuses on using behavioral science to help people make better financial decisions. Full bio
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risparmiamo sempre di meno.
less and less of it.
non è segno di intelligenza
isn't a question of how smart you are
on the environmental cues around us.
è il risultato degli stimoli esterni.
in cui a un gruppo
their income on a monthly basis.
i loro stipendi su base mensile.
their income on a weekly basis.
i loro stipendi su base settimanale.
who saw their income on a weekly basis
che vedevano lo stipendio settimanalmente
il proprio budget mensile.
throughout the month.
gli stipendi dei partecipanti,
how much money people were receiving,
percepivano il loro stipendio.
in which they understood their income.
hanno un'impatto.
like this have an impact.
that you already know.
che già sapete su come risparmiare.
how to open up a savings account
un conto in banca
for your retirement.
is how to bridge this gap
in due modi diversi:
in two different ways:
save for retirement,
that our future self
dell'Io presente.
as our present self.
is when you get your tax return.
il momento migliore per risparmiare.
le persone agli inizi di Febbraio,
in early February,
compilato la dichiarazione.
they even filed for their taxes.
quanto vorresti risparmiare?"
what percentage would you like to save?"
receive a tax refund or how much.
un rimborso fiscale o di quanto.
right after they received their refund,
subito dopo aver ricevuto il rimborso:
just received their tax refund,
avevano appena ricevuto il rimborso,
del proprio rimborso fiscale.
of their tax refund.
che non avevano ancora pagato le tasse,
before they even filed their taxes,
dal 17 al 27 per cento
from 17 percent to 27 percent
for your future self,
a risparmiare il 27 per cento.
can save 27 percent.
nel modo di risparmiare
the decision-making environment.
il contesto della decisione.
to harness that same power.
you can sign up your future self
saranno un po' faticose.
will be a little bit hard.
decisioni di risparmio in anticipo.
make savings decisions in advance.
hai un contratto vincolante.
that binding contract.
i momenti di transizione.
to your advantage.
share their housing.
a condividere la propria casa.
sui social media
population of 64-year-olds.
di sessantaquattrenni.
"Hey, you're getting older.
Sei pronto per la pensione?
we got a little bit more specific
un po' più specifici:
Condividere la casa può aiutare."
che c'è una transizione.
a transition is happening.
dei click e delle iscrizioni
and ultimately sign-up rates, increase
the "fresh start effect."
"effetto nuovo inizio".
o anche solo di una nuova stagione,
or even a new season,
una richiesta di appuntamento
request on your calendar
del vostro compleanno.
you most want to do.
che più vi sta a cuore.
i piccoli acquisti frequenti.
e abbiamo scoperto
people say they regret, after bank fees,
rimpiange, dopo le commissioni bancarie,
we make almost every day,
che facciamo quasi tutti i giorni,
la nostra capacità di risparmiare.
our ability to save.
in applicazioni per ride-sharing.
on ride-sharing apps.
di nuovo 2.000 dollari,
I spent 2,000 dollars again --
perché quella sola informazione
alone didn't change my behavior.
il contesto era sempre lo stesso.
in the hole, I did two things.
ho fatto due cose.
my credit card
la mia carta di credito
con soli 300 dollari al mese.
that only had 300 dollars a month.
of adding a new card,
per collegare una nuova carta,
every barrier, changes our behavior.
cambia il nostro comportamento.
in comparison to what we wanted.
rispetto a ciò che volevamo.
we've done something.
solamente tre volte a settimana.
three times a week.
i miei spostamenti.
di car-sharing a beneficio di mio marito,
to the benefit of my husband,
changes that I did.
che ho fatto.
cosa sia quell'acquisto per voi
that purchase is for you,
to make it harder to do so.
per rendere l'acquisto più difficile.
when it comes to saving
quando si tratta di risparmiare,
in un certo contesto.
under certain environments.
to help our future selves.
per aiutare i nostri futuri Io.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wendy De La Rosa - Behavioral scientistWendy De La Rosa is a co-founder of Common Cents Lab, where she focuses on using behavioral science to help people make better financial decisions.
Why you should listen
Wendy De La Rosa's work has been published in Scientific American, PBS Newshour, Forbes and Tech Crunch. In addition, she was recently named a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree and a Daisy and Paul Soros scholar. De La Rosa is also a PhD at Stanford's Graduate School of Business focusing on consumer behavior.
Prior to starting Common Cents Lab, De La Rosa helped start Google's first behavioral economics unit, optimizing product strategy and design, customer retention and engagement, and revenue across 30+ teams. She was also a researcher at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she collaborated with Dr. Adam Grant on research and application projects related to organizational behavior, employee motivation and burn-out. She was also a private equity investor at Goldman Sachs.
De La Rosa holds a bachelor's in economics with a concentration in management and finance from Wharton. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In her spare time, De La Rosa leads a monthly behavioral economic reading and discussion series.
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