This has been a huge problem of mine my entire life
22.11.2025 15:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@spetio.bsky.social
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This has been a huge problem of mine my entire life
22.11.2025 15:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Have you guys heard about the pile of trash 2,200 acres big in Nevada though?
22.11.2025 14:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0loss 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
20.11.2025 01:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0fun feature in the paperright.xyz budgeting app - it does a mini total of your search term right below the search box
19.11.2025 18:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0ok, 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.
19.11.2025 16:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0auto-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
19.11.2025 15:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0diderot 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.
19.11.2025 15:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0im talking budgeting apps
19.11.2025 05:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0bank 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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18.11.2025 21:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jokes on my company I was never being productive!
18.11.2025 21:50 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jokes on everyone who uses GitHub I just zip my code up an name it repo_111825_v2_final(2).zip
18.11.2025 21:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The 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.
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18.11.2025 18:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0IBHard about that
18.11.2025 18:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0waymo 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
18.11.2025 18:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0you're doing great!
18.11.2025 17:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The AI money circle deepens
18.11.2025 17:55 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0hey, its me, the 81% bucket
18.11.2025 17:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0(for the record I agree AI is corrosive to society)
18.11.2025 17:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sorry i can't read all this could you provide an AI summary?
18.11.2025 17:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0whats everyone working on this morning drop a comment
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Thats the fn vibe, Steve love the energy
18.11.2025 03:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0anybody the owner of this?
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