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How Loss Aversion Affects Budgeting: The Contrarian Case for Redesigning Around Your Bias (Not Overriding It) in 2026
ByChris Steve July 26, 2026July 26, 2026

The standard behavioral-finance take is that loss aversion is a bug in your budgeting brain — a distortion that makes you cling to bad subscriptions,…

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The Endowment Effect: Why You Overvalue What You Already Own (And What It Costs You)
ByChris Steve May 12, 2026May 13, 2026

You’d demand $14 to give up a coffee mug you just received for free, but you’d only pay $7 to buy the same mug — that gap is the endowment effect, and it quietly costs you thousands every year.

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