When you’re spending up at the end of financial year sales, it’s important to understand the refund and exchange policies of different retail stores.
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Boxing Day has its origins in the Middle Ages and had nothing to do with post-Christmas sales. It is facing further change with the popularity of online shopping.
A fear of missing out and a need to belong are strong motivators when it comes to scooping up goods at bargain prices.
Most of us bargain hunt when shopping for a new blouse or pair of blue jeans, yet for some reason we don’t with interest rates, potentially costing us thousands of dollars.
You’re no mug right? Think again. We all get fooled by anchoring, and probably use it ourselves as well.
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
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Assistant Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Professor of Advertising, RMIT University
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Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
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Associate Head of School (Research), UniSQ School of Business, University of Southern Queensland