Not Your Average Financial Podcast™

Not Your Average Financial Podcast™


Episode 326: [Toolbox] The WTH Effect is Wrecking Your Finances; Here’s How to Stop It

December 01, 2023

In this episode, we ask:


  • What about the cravings?
  • What is the WTH Effect?
  • What happens when our actions contradict our beliefs?
  • What about spending money?
  • What about studying?
  • What about gambling?
  • What about watching streaming video?
  • What about self sabotage?
  • What about having a budget?
  • What about guilt?
  • What about credit cards?
  • What about goals?
  • What about emergency funds?
  • What about feelings?
  • Where else can the WTH phenomenon show up?
  • What about a story?
  • What about unintended consequences?
  • How does human psychology affect our finances?
  • What are some creative ways, tips and hacks?
  • What is the reverse spending strategy?
  • What about transferring from savings to checking?
  • When do we have higher self control and will power?
  • What about playing the infinite game (from Simon Sinek)?
  • What about winning?
  • Where is the finish line?
  • Who wants to play?
  • What about perspective?
  • What about trust, cooperation and innovation?
  • What is net worth?
  • What about fear?
  • What about incentive structures?
  • Who wants to be a millionaire?
  • What about regret and buyers remorse?
  • What about the drops in the market?
  • What is a better way to play the infinite game?
  • What about creating value?
  • How is value creation measured?
  • What aligns with your purpose?
  • How are you enriching yourself and other people?
  • What journey will your money take?
  • What some ways you can play the infinite game?
  • What about parents?
  • What about thinking long range?
  • What about stretching time?
  • What about contributing to making the world a better place?