This has been a huge problem of mine my entire life
This has been a huge problem of mine my entire life
Have you guys heard about the pile of trash 2,200 acres big in Nevada though?
loss aversion: losing $20 hurts more than gaining $20 feels good.
auto-budgeting hides the losses. manual tracking? you *feel* every expense.
that pain's the point. it's why you spend less.
don't let algos dull your senses. embrace the sting.
behavioral econ 101: pain of payment decreases with abstraction. cash > card > auto-sync. the mit credit card study proves this. people spend 100% more. manual budgeting = built-in friction. your "smart" app is making you dumb. #behavioraleconomics #budgeting
fun feature in the paperright.xyz budgeting app - it does a mini total of your search term right below the search box
ok, let's do this.
"stop automating your life away. study: people who manually track expenses have better recall & emotional connection to finances. auto-sync = passive observation. manual = active learning. better decisions > effortless tracking."
loss aversion: feeling the pain of losing $100 > pleasure of gaining $100.
manual budgeting taps this hard. every expense *feels* like a loss. see the number go down. not some abstract auto-sync.
lose more, spend less. simple as. ditch the robots. #behavioralecon
transaction decoupling: the devil in auto-pay details. credit cards + auto-sync = zero pain of payment. mit study: people spend way more with cards. manual budgeting? friction city. awareness = control. effortless = broke. think about it.
auto-budgeting feels easy, but ease comes at a cost. mit study: people spend 100% more with credit cards. that's *friction* at work. manual tracking = pain of payment = less waste. abstraction kills your bank account. #behavioralecon #budgeting
diderot effect: buy a new couch, suddenly your whole living room is trash. automated budgets can't stop it, they just track the wreckage. manual tracking *forces* you to confront the domino effect. less spending, more conscious choices.
im talking budgeting apps
bank integrations are cope.
plaid ain't gonna stop you from buying that fifth oat milk latte this week.
auto import = auto ignore.
manual entry forces you to confront your trash spending.
trust me.
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What payment provider should I add next?
Thatβs the stuff Marc
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Jokes on my company I was never being productive!
Jokes on everyone who uses GitHub I just zip my code up an name it repo_111825_v2_final(2).zip
The author Joan Didion embraced Thanksgiving. And she staged it the same way she conjured her essays, novels, screenplays and memoirs, with an almost military mustering of planning and ambition.
Big Worm propaganda
IBHard about that
waymo economics: ~$100k vehicle does 24-30 rides/day at $18 avg fare = $160-200k/year revenue. Sounds great until you factor in remote monitoring staff, cleaning crews, charging infrastructure, and maintenance. Just part of the AI bubble. lets build trains
you're doing great!
The AI money circle deepens
hey, its me, the 81% bucket
(for the record I agree AI is corrosive to society)
Sorry i can't read all this could you provide an AI summary?
whats everyone working on this morning drop a comment
working on paperright.xyz
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Thats the fn vibe, Steve love the energy
anybody the owner of this?