Comments on: New ways to trick yourself into saving for retirement http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/ Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Pop http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Pop Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:51:21 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-665 Hey Karen, thanks for the comment. Yeah, I'm most worried that the age-enhanced photos would be comically creepy. Though maybe it <em>would</em> get more people to sign up for their 401ks if for no other reason than to see the age-enhanced photo. Hey Karen, thanks for the comment. Yeah, I’m most worried that the age-enhanced photos would be comically creepy. Though maybe it would get more people to sign up for their 401ks if for no other reason than to see the age-enhanced photo.

]]> By: Karen Leight http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Karen Leight Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:57:52 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-664 This is quite fascinating. I love the idea of age-enhanced photos on the login page of my 401k. I'm not sure what would scare me more, the small number these days or the photo. This is quite fascinating. I love the idea of age-enhanced photos on the login page of my 401k. I’m not sure what would scare me more, the small number these days or the photo.

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #258 – Cities at Night | Business and Sports http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Carnival of Personal Finance #258 – Cities at Night | Business and Sports Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:38:56 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-605 [...] Economics has some great new ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving for Retirement. Personally, I love behavior economics. When I learned about it during my master’s degree, I [...] [...] Economics has some great new ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving for Retirement. Personally, I love behavior economics. When I learned about it during my master’s degree, I [...]

]]> By: Retirement Article Roundup :: My Retirement Blog http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Retirement Article Roundup :: My Retirement Blog Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:04:08 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-484 [...] to trick yourself into saving for retirement” from Pop Economics.  These are some simple behavioral adjustments that could help you save more for retirement.  [...] [...] to trick yourself into saving for retirement” from Pop Economics.  These are some simple behavioral adjustments that could help you save more for retirement.  [...]

]]> By: Darren http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Darren Mon, 24 May 2010 17:05:25 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-441 I love the last point the most. Labeling the account would give me more focus and a purpose for saving my money. Putting specific and tangible names does have a better ring to it, rather than just naming the account after a section of the tax code that most of us don't read anyway. I love the last point the most.

Labeling the account would give me more focus and a purpose for saving my money. Putting specific and tangible names does have a better ring to it, rather than just naming the account after a section of the tax code that most of us don’t read anyway.

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #258 : Carnival of Personal Finance http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Carnival of Personal Finance #258 : Carnival of Personal Finance Mon, 24 May 2010 14:16:06 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-440 [...] Pop Economics: Trick Yourself Into Saving for Retirement [...] [...] Pop Economics: Trick Yourself Into Saving for Retirement [...]

]]> By: Rob Bennett http://www.popeconomics.com/2010/05/23/new-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Rob Bennett Sun, 23 May 2010 21:28:39 +0000 http://www.popeconomics.com/?p=1071#comment-437 A Ted Williams post -- line drive followed by line drive followed by line drive. The purpose of financial advice should be to help people. The greatest advice in the world doesn't do any good if it doesn't influence human behavior. So we all need to ask ourselves -- [i]how[/i] can this be presented so that it [i]works.[/i] The people trying to get us to spend money -- advertisers -- wouldn't last one day on the job if they didn't consider what works. But these are new ideas to too many of the people trying to get us to save money. That's the primary reason why the saving rate is so low, in my view. Rob A Ted Williams post — line drive followed by line drive followed by line drive.

The purpose of financial advice should be to help people. The greatest advice in the world doesn’t do any good if it doesn’t influence human behavior. So we all need to ask ourselves — [i]how[/i] can this be presented so that it [i]works.[/i]

The people trying to get us to spend money — advertisers — wouldn’t last one day on the job if they didn’t consider what works. But these are new ideas to too many of the people trying to get us to save money. That’s the primary reason why the saving rate is so low, in my view.

Rob

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