How do emotions drive our spending habits?
Animal spirits (Keynes)
How do emotions drive our spending habits?
Imagine you're at a store, looking at a new gadget. You're tempted to buy it, even though you don't need it right now and can afford to wait.
Your desire to buy the gadget, despite not needing it, shows how emotions can influence our economic decisions. This is what's known as 'Animal Spirits.'
Example
You spend $200 on the gadget instead of saving it for future needs.
Remember this
'Animal Spirits' explain why we sometimes make economic choices based on emotions rather than rational calculations.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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