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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Roni Weisman
ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื—ืกื›ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘
ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืชื•.
ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืกื›ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช.
(ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื• ืคื•ืขืœื™ื)
ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื™ื: ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”?
ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœืžื“ ืืชื›ื.
ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื—ืกื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืื™ื ื” ืฉืืœื” ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื›ืžื™ื
ืื• ื›ืžื” ื›ื•ื— ืจืฆื•ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื.
ื”ืกื›ื•ื ืื•ืชื• ืื ื• ื—ื•ืกื›ื™ื ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืจืžื–ื™ื ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื•.
ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืชืช ืœื›ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื.
ืขืจื›ื ื• ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื•, ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืช,
ื”ืจืื™ื ื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™.
ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืจืช, ื”ืจืื™ื ื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™.
ื•ืžื” ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจืื• ืืช ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™
ื”ื™ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื“ืขืช
ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื›ื•ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื•.
ืจืง ืฉื™ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืชื” ื”ื ืžืขื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื›ื ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื.
ื•ืœืจืžื–ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ื”ืฉืคืขื”.
ืื– ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืชื›ื ืชื›ืกื™ืกื™ื ืฉืืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื.
ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืื™ืš ืœืคืชื•ื— ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื—ืกื›ื•ืŸ
ืื• ืื™ืš ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืกื•ืš ืœืคื ืกื™ื”.
ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ื”ื•ื ืื™ืš ืœื’ืฉืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืขืจ
ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœื—ืกื•ืš
ื•ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
ืืชื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื?
ื”ื ื” ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ื“:
ืจืชืžื• ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœ ืงื“ื-ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช.
ื‘ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื• ื‘ืฉืชื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช:
ื”ืื ื™ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ ืฉืœื ื• ื•ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
ื‘ืขืชื™ื“, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฉืœืžื™ื.
ื‘ืขืชื™ื“, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื—ืกื•ืš ืœืคื ืกื™ื”,
ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืจื“ ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ,
ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืชืงืฉืจ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœืขืชื™ื ืชื›ื•ืคื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
ืื‘ืœ ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ื›ื—ื™ื ืฉื”ืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื•
ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื•ืชื• ืื“ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืื ื™ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
ืื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืื—ืช ื”ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื—ืกื•ืš
ื”ื™ื ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืžืก ืฉืœื›ื.
ืื– ื ื™ืกื™ื ื• ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช.
ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืฉืœื—ื ื• ืžืกืจื•ื ื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ,
ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื ืชืคื•ืก ืื•ืชื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืฉื• ืืช ื˜ืคืกื™ ื”ืžืก ืฉืœื”ื.
ื•ืฉืืœื ื• ืื•ืชื,
"ืื ืชืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ื–ืจ ืžืก, ืื™ื–ื” ืื—ื•ื– ืžืชื•ื›ื• ืชืจืฆื” ืœื—ืกื•ืš?"
ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ืืช ืฉืืœื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”.
ื”ื ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืื ื”ื ื™ืงื‘ืœื• ื”ื—ื–ืจ ืžืก ืื• ื›ืžื” ื™ืงื‘ืœื•.
ืื‘ืœ ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช.
ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื”, ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ื”ื—ื–ืจ ืฉืœื”ื,
"ืื™ื–ื” ืื—ื•ื– ืชืจืฆื” ืœื—ืกื•ืš?"
ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”.
ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืฉื ื™, ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ื—ื–ืจ ื”ืžืก ืฉืœื”ื,
ื”ื ืจืฆื• ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื›-17 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืžืก ืฉืœื”ื.
ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื• ืฉืืœื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื’ื™ืฉื• ืืช ื˜ืคืกื™ ื”ืžืก,
ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื”ื—ืกื›ื•ืŸ ืขืœื• ืž-17 ืœ-27 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื
ื›ืฉืฉืืœื ื• ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ.
ืžื“ื•ืข?
ื›ื™ ืืชื ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื›ื,
ื•ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื—ืกื•ืš 27 ืื—ื•ื–.
ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื—ืกื›ื•ื ื™ืช
ื ื‘ืขื• ืžื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืฉื™ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช.
ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืชื”ื™ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืจืชื•ื ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื›ื•ื—.
ืœืงื—ืช ืจื’ืข
ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ืืช ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื›ื
ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืงืฆืช ืงืฉื”.
ื”ื™ืจืฉืžื• ืœืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืฉืชืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ ืžืจืืฉ.
ื”ืชื›ืกื™ืก ื”ื•ื, ืฉืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืกื›ื ื”ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘.
ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืชื™ื™ื: ื ืฆืœื• ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืชื›ื.
ืขืจื›ื ื• ื ื™ืกื•ื™ ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืืชืจ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
ืฉืกื™ื™ืข ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื‘ืชื™ื”ื.
ื”ืจืฆื ื• ืฉืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืื•ืชื” ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ 64.
ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืช, ืืžืจื ื•, "ื”ื™ื™, ืืชื” ืžื–ื“ืงืŸ.
ื”ืื ืืชื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื’ืžืœืื•ืช?
ื—ืœื•ืงืช ื‘ื™ืช ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ".
ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื•ืงื“ื™ื
ื•ืืžืจื ื•, "ืืชื” ื‘ืŸ 64 ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืขื˜ 65.
ื”ืื ืืชื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื’ืžืœืื•ืช?
ื—ืœื•ืงืช ื‘ื™ืช ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ".
ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื”ื”ื™ื
ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ื“ื’ืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืขื‘ืจ ื”ืžืชืจื—ืฉ.
ืคืชืื•ื,
ืจืื™ื ื• ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื”ื”ืงืœืงื” ื•ื”ื”ืจืฉืžื”
ื›ืฉื”ื“ื’ืฉื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
ื‘ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื–ื” "ืืคืงื˜ ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”".
ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื•ื ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”,
ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืœืคืขื•ืœื” ื’ื“ืœื”.
ืื– ื›ืจื’ืข, ืฆืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื‘ื™ื•ืžืŸ
ืœื™ื•ื ืฉืœืคื ื™ ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
ื–ื”ื• ืืช ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื”ืื—ื“ ืฉืืชื ื”ื›ื™ ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื•.
ื”ืชื›ืกื™ืก ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ:
ืขืงื‘ื• ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื•ืชื›ื•ืคื•ืช.
ืขืจื›ื ื• ืžืกืคืจ ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื
ื•ืžืฆืื ื• ืฉื”ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”, ืื—ืจื™ ืขืžืœื•ืช ื‘ื ืง,
ื”ื™ื ืื›ื™ืœื” ื‘ืžืกืขื“ื•ืช.
ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืจื›ื™ืฉื” ืชื›ื•ืคื” ื”ืžืชื‘ืฆืขืช ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžื•ื•ืช ื‘ืืœืฃ ื—ืชื›ื™ื.
ืงืคื” ื›ืืŸ, ื‘ื•ืจื™ื˜ื• ืฉื....
ื–ื” ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจ ื•ืžืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื—ืกื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
ื›ืฉื’ืจืชื™ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง,
ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืœื™
ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื•ืฆื™ืื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืœืคื™ื™ื ื“ื•ืœืจ ืขืœ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช.
04:22
So now that I was 4,000 dollars in the hole, I did two things.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžื”ืฉื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
ื ืฉื‘ืขืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
04:25
The first is that I unlinked my credit card
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ื•ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื‘ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื•ืฆืืชื™ ืืœืคื™ื™ื ื“ื•ืœืจ --
04:28
from my car-sharing apps.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™, ื›ื™ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืฆืžื• ืœื ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
04:29
Instead, I linked a debit card that only had 300 dollars a month.
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ืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™.
04:34
If I needed more,
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ืื– ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ื ื•ืก ืฉืœ 4,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ, ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
04:35
I had to go through the whole process of adding a new card,
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉื ื™ืชืงืชื™ ืืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื™
04:38
and we know that every click, every barrier, changes our behavior.
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We all know that saving is important
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and is something that we should be doing.
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And yet, overall, we're doing less and less of it.
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[The Way We Work]
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We know what we need to do.
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The question is: How do we do it?
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And that's what I'm here to teach you.
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Your savings behavior isn't a question of how smart you are
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or how much willpower you have.
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The amount we save depends on the environmental cues around us.
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Let me give you an example.
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We ran a study in which, in one group,
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we showed people their income on a monthly basis.
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In another group, we showed people their income on a weekly basis.
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And what we found was that people who saw their income on a weekly basis
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were able to budget better throughout the month.
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Now, it's important to know
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that we didn't change how much money people were receiving,
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we just changed the environment in which they understood their income.
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And environmental cues like this have an impact.
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So I'm not going to share tricks with you that you already know.
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I'm not going to tell you how to open up a savings account
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or how to start saving for your retirement.
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What I am going to share with you is how to bridge this gap
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from your intentions to save
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and your actions.
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Are you ready?
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Here's number one:
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harness the power of pre-commitment.
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Fundamentally, we think about ourselves in two different ways:
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our present self and our future self.
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In the future, we're perfect.
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In the future, we're going to save for retirement,
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we're going to lose weight,
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we're going to call our parents more.
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But we oftentimes forget that our future self
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is exactly the same person as our present self.
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We know that one of the best times to save is when you get your tax return.
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So we tried an A/B test.
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In the first group, we texted people in early February,
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hopefully before they even filed for their taxes.
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And we asked them,
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"If you get a tax refund, what percentage would you like to save?"
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Now this is a really hard question.
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They didn't know if they would receive a tax refund or how much.
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But we asked the question anyway.
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In the second group, we asked people right after they received their refund,
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"What percentage would you like to save?"
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Now, here's what happened.
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In that second condition, when people just received their tax refund,
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they wanted to save about 17 percent of their tax refund.
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But in the condition when we asked people before they even filed their taxes,
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savings rates increased from 17 percent to 27 percent
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when we asked in February.
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Why?
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Because you're committing for your future self,
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and of course your future self can save 27 percent.
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These large changes in savings behavior
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came from the fact that we changed the decision-making environment.
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We want you to be able to harness that same power.
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So take a moment
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and think about the ways in which you can sign up your future self
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for something that you know today will be a little bit hard.
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Sign up for an app that lets you make savings decisions in advance.
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The trick is, you have to have that binding contract.
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Number two: use transition moments to your advantage.
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We did an experiment with a website
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that helps older adults share their housing.
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We ran two ads on social media,
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targeted to the same population of 64-year-olds.
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In one group, we said, "Hey, you're getting older.
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Are you ready for retirement?
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House sharing can help."
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In the second group, we got a little bit more specific
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and said, "You're 64 turning 65.
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Are you ready for retirement?
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House sharing can help."
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What we're doing in that second group
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is highlighting that a transition is happening.
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All of a sudden,
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we saw click-through rates, and ultimately sign-up rates, increase
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when we highlight that.
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In psychology, we call this the "fresh start effect."
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Whether it's the start of a new year or even a new season,
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your motivation to act increases.
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So right now, put a meeting request on your calendar
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for the day before your next birthday.
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Identify the one financial thing you most want to do.
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And commit yourself to it.
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The third and final trick:
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get a handle on small, frequent purchases.
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We've run a few different studies
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and found that the number one purchase people say they regret, after bank fees,
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is eating out.
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It's a frequent purchase we make almost every day,
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and it's death by a thousand cuts.
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A coffee here, a burrito there ...
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It adds up and decreases our ability to save.
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Back when I lived in New York City,
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I looked at my expenses
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and saw that I spent over 2,000 dollars on ride-sharing apps.
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It was more than my New York City rent.
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I vowed to make a change.
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And the next month, I spent 2,000 dollars again --
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no change, because the information alone didn't change my behavior.
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I didn't change my environment.
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ืžืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื”ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
04:42
We aren't machines.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื, ื—ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืืœื™ื”ื ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื ื˜ืขืŸ ืฉื”ืงืฆื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื• ืจืง 300 ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
04:43
We don't carry around an abacus every day,
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adding up what we're spending, in comparison to what we wanted.
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ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืขื•ื“,
ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืกืคืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื—ื“ืฉ,
04:50
But what our brains are very good at
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื›ืœ ืงืœื™ืง, ื›ืœ ืžื—ืกื•ื, ืžืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
04:52
is counting up the number of times we've done something.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช.
04:55
So I gave myself a limit.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื ืขื ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื,
04:57
I can only use ride-sharing apps three times a week.
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ืืœื™ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ื ื•.
05:00
It forced me to ration my travels.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื•
05:03
I got a handle on my car-sharing expenses to the benefit of my husband,
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ื–ื” ืœืกืคื•ืจ ืืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื•.
05:07
because of the environmental changes that I did.
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ืื– ื ืชืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืžื’ื‘ืœื”.
05:09
So get a handle on whatever that purchase is for you,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืจืง ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
05:12
and change your environment to make it harder to do so.
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ื–ื” ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืื•ืชื™ ืœืงืฆื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
05:15
Those are my tips for you.
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ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืฉืžื—ืช ื‘ืขืœื™,
05:17
But I want you to remember one thing.
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As human beings, we can be irrational when it comes to saving
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืฆืขืชื™.
ืื– ืชืคืกื• ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื,
05:23
and spending and budgeting.
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ื•ืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื ื›ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื›ืš.
05:25
But luckily, we know this about ourselves,
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and we can predict how we'll act under certain environments.
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ืืœื” ื”ื ื”ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื.
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื–ื›ืจื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“.
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Let's do that with saving.
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ื›ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ
05:33
Let's change our environment to help our future selves.
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ื”ื•ืฆืื” ื•ืชืงืฆื•ื‘.
ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•,
ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืช ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ืคืขืœ ืชื—ืช ืชื ืื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื.
ื”ื‘ื” ื ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ.
ื”ื‘ื” ื ืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืš ืฉืชืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื ื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื•.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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