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The Economic Way of Thinking

The Economic Way of Thinking. Personal Finance. The Handy Dandy Guide. The Handy Dandy Guide is based on six ideas of economic reasoning: People choose We always have a choice – though sometimes the choices can be very difficult. The Handy Dandy Guide. All choices involve cost

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The Economic Way of Thinking

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  1. The Economic Way of Thinking Personal Finance

  2. The Handy Dandy Guide The Handy Dandy Guide is based on six ideas of economic reasoning: • People choose • We always have a choice – though sometimes the choices can be very difficult

  3. The Handy Dandy Guide • All choices involve cost • Dollar cost • Opportunity cost: your next best option you could have made but did not make.

  4. The Handy Dandy Guide • People respond to incentives in predictable ways • One powerful incentive is money • As well as working for money, people can save money and earn interest on their savings • People can use their savings to buy more goods and services in the future

  5. The Handy Dandy Guide • People create economic systems that influence choices and incentives • The American economic system relies on markets, choices and incentives • Every decision comes with an opportunity cost

  6. The Handy Dandy Guide • People gain when they trade voluntarily • Doing something because you want to, not because someone forced you to do it • People must decide if the benefits are greater than the costs, gather sound information and trade carefully

  7. The Handy Dandy Guide • People’s choices have consequences for the future • Most people live for today, but also for tomorrow • People are affected by good and bad luck, but overall people shape their futures by the decisions they make

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