Author Archives: Kim Stephenson

What makes a good banker?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

Most people say – “you judge by results”. But given that people don’t understand chance (http://www.mindfulmoney.co.uk/6942/investing-strategy/its-our-only-chance.html)and have hindsight bias (I’ll talk about that another time, but basically we all think we understand why the past happened, when all we … Continue reading →

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Radio interviews

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I did a series of radio interviews yesterday. It’s for a site named Cash is Cool which, as the name suggests is pro-cash as opposed to credit cards. Although in theory people can use credit free (if they handle … Continue reading →

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BBC News 24

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’m on TV – BBC News just called about doing a brief interview at 8 PM this evening about the economic news from a psychological angle. It’s based in part on my comments about the Double dip depression at (http://www.mindfulmoney.co.uk/6610/investing-strategy/will-there-be-a-doubledip-recession-we-ask-the-experts.html). … Continue reading →

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Do you identify with your job?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’m doing a radio interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire at 11.10 tomorrow (August 11th). It’s about how much we think of ourselves in terms of our job. In theory, a job is just a way to earn … Continue reading →

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Another blog

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I’ve been asked to write a blog for the Mindful Money site, which will allow me to do a lot of things that don’t really fit on this site very well. That’s going to be coming up soon, … Continue reading →

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The happiness survey

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

There are reports in the press today about the Happiness survey. The comments made in the press – this is all obvious and a waste of money – are both fair and unfair. They’re fair because, as I’ve said … Continue reading →

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Want what you’ve got or get what you want?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I did a brief radio interview on BBC Radio Birmingham yesterday. It was about the couple who won £161 million on the Euro lottery, and had to go into hiding from all the begging letters. The presenter, Tammy … Continue reading →

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Mindful Money

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

I seem to be getting asked for a lot of interviews lately, so I’ve neglected the site a bit. If you want to see what I’ve been up to, there are a few articles on a site I’m … Continue reading →

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Budgeting and stopping unnecessary purchases

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Kim Stephenson

Three questions about budgeting: How do you prepare yourself mentally for the arduous task of budgeting, How do you keep yourself on track and How do you stop yourself from unnecessary purchases? I’ve talked about the one and two … Continue reading →

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Keeping on track with budgets

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Kim Stephenson