by Derek Hagen Apr 1 It's Good to Be Embarrassed Too often we avoid putting ourselves out there because we're afraid of being embarrassed.
by Derek Hagen Mar 25 We're All Tourists on Earth A tourist is someone who explores the area they're visiting. At home, we don't explore much. What if we view ourselves as Earth tourists?
by Derek Hagen Mar 18 You Can't Change Your Past Getting upset about the past is easy to do, but won't help us in the future. This simple mindset change can help you make better decisions.
by Derek Hagen Mar 11 Grow Your Financial Comfort Zone A financial comfort zone is a range of money we're comfortable having. Believe it or not, we have a top and a bottom limit.
by Derek Hagen Mar 4 Try Changing Your Reference Point It's almost never as bad as we think. Much of our suffering has to do with focusing on the wrong things.
by Derek Hagen Feb 4 We All Have Different Values Others do things that we would never do, just like we do things that they would never do. We all have different values.
by Derek Hagen Jan 14 Why You Should Balance the Present and the Future Are you stuck choosing between YOLO and saving money? This has become a popular mantra, but it's misguided.
by Derek Hagen Dec 31, 2020 How to Build Good Money Habits Good money habits are a great way to implement good behavior. Habits are automatic, so we don't have to make a new decision every time.
by Derek Hagen Dec 17, 2020 Why You Should Buy Time Controlling your time is an often-overlooked strategy for finding happiness. Buying time and controlling the time you have work well.
by Derek Hagen Dec 10, 2020 Why You Should Play Your Own Game Without spending some time to figure out what's important to us, we're likely to live life through the lens of others' values.
by Derek Hagen Dec 3, 2020 How to Think About Risk Risk has many definitions, and you have to consider all aspects of risk when making life decisions.
by Derek Hagen Nov 19, 2020 Bad Things Happen: It Doesn't Have to Bother You Bad things will happen financially. That part is guaranteed. How to respond to that bad event is up to you.
by Derek Hagen Nov 12, 2020 Why You Should Check If Your Ladder is Leaning on the Right Wall What's the point of climbing a ladder if it's not leaning up against the right wall?
by Derek Hagen Nov 5, 2020 Financial Beliefs and Money Scripts Our beliefs and behaviors are connected. Beliefs about money are called money scripts and they drive our financial behaviors.
by Derek Hagen Oct 29, 2020 The More You Spend, the More You Save?? Humans aren't very good at objectively determining the value of things. We tend to rely on comparisons. This leads the way to anchoring.
by Derek Hagen Oct 22, 2020 How to Stop Overspending - Hit Pause Putting space between stimulus and response, in other words, hitting the pause button, is a good way to bring awareness to our spending.
by Derek Hagen Oct 15, 2020 Improving Your Relationship With Money If you are frustrated by not being able to change your financial habits, then it's time to explore your relationship with money.
by Derek Hagen Oct 8, 2020 Focus on Things You Can Control That Matter Focus your time, attention, and money in areas of your life that you have control over and that actually matter.
by Derek Hagen Oct 1, 2020 How to Think About Wealth and Guilt For many, having money when others don't is a source of guilt and anxiety. For others, getting money because of something bad causes guilt.
by Derek Hagen Sep 24, 2020 How to "Prevent" Setbacks Is a setback a setback if it doesn't impact you? Reframe setbacks as interesting challenges will help you live with fewer negative emotions.
