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Frances Cook

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Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So lucky when it's just there though as well.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

Absolutely.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

Yeah, exactly.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So you're putting that friction back into it to make it a little bit harder for yourself.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

And also things like, you know, they get you when you're tired.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

when you're feeling a little bit tired and worn down at the end of the night.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

I mean, the old social media scroll on the couch at the end of the night, we do love it, but that's really when you're likely to impulse buy.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

That quick dopamine hit.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

It's cheap, it's easy, but it's actually not that cheap for your wallet.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

And another thing that can be good there is a 48-hour pause.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

If you put in a rule,

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

That's why they're getting it.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

And also that stuff is often a lie.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So you put in that pause and you say, okay, new rule, I can have it if I want it, still in 48 hours.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

The number of times you'll find you don't want it anymore.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

This is the issue, right, as well.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So it plays into when you're tired, when you're a little bit less resistant.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

And also the categories that they found in this Revolut research was super interesting because I think that also shows us what's happening.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So the biggest spend was clothing, then electronics, then skincare.

Making Cents
Why You Keep Buying Things You Don't Need Online

So it's all of those things that play into that quick dopamine hit or also status, feeling like you're a bit better, a bit more elevated.