Across
- 2. A strong feeling that can lead to overconfidence
- 5. A label on a savings account that can keep you focused
- 6. An emotion that drives loss aversion
- 7. Giving names to things that influence our behavior
- 10. Following what everyone else is doing
- 11. A way to reduce risk in investing instead of putting all eggs in one basket
- 14. A sensible option that’s automatically chosen unless you change it
- 17. Having too many confusing choices
- 21. A visual tool that shows your progress toward a goal
- 22. Money set aside that can be helped by visual progress trackers
- 25. Taking bigger financial risks than we should
- 26. Buying things to impress others or keep up with the crowd
- 27. What we face when making uncertain financial decisions
- 28. A $1 treat that can represent impulsive spending
- 29. What we do when we reduce the number of options
Down
- 1. A small alert that can nudge you into paying a bill
- 3. A long-term goal often affected by default options or loss aversion
- 4. Big ambitions that are easier to achieve when broken down
- 8. Letting the first number we see shape our decision
- 9. A pricey tech item that might be bought on impulse
- 11. What something might *seem* like if it’s marked down from a high price
- 12. A risky single investment that overconfidence might lead us to pick
- 13. The way something is presented to shape how we see it
- 15. Borrowed money you might fear applying for due to loss aversion
- 16. Pressure Feeling like you have to do something just because others are
- 18. Buying without much thought, just because it feels good
- 19. Gentle reminders or prompts that guide better decisions
- 20. What changes how we understand the same information (like $10/week vs $520/year)
- 23. Buying something now, planning to pay later
- 24. Fearing losses more than valuing gains