Finance & Fury Podcast

Welcome to Finance and Fury Everyone has heard of more money, more problems – it is a bit of a contradictory statement It is false as money can cover bills and be used in emergencies It is true as not valuing money can lead to problems How to value money? What is conspicuous consumption? Why does this occur? The display of economic power is a means of their social status What is Affluenza? What did Oliver James say? What does it matter if someone has more stuff than you? Seeing wealthy individuals online can help contribute to the affluenza problem Where it comes from? Marketing triggers your spending habits What does wealth really look like? Societies can remove the negative consumerist effects Price versus value What leads to overconsumption? What creates a society of individualistic consumers? What are downshifting spending habits? The realignment of spending priorities Identify the need for an alternative political philosophy What are the long-term effects of downshifting? What are the elements th