5 Moments You're Most Likely to Overspend
Little things can trigger impulse buys. Knowing these unexpected times when you may be getting spendy can help you keep them in check.
By Candace Braun Davidson
When You've Opened Another Bank Account
It's hard to resist the $50 cash bonus for opening an extra account or starting a "fun" fund to get you through those slogging winter months, but a May 2013 study found that people tend to save more when they have just one place to deposit money. That's because they have a better knowledge of how much is there—and how much they're spending, researchers say. When our income is spread across a few places, we can easily justify a purchase by thinking, "Oh, but I have money in that other account, too."
Published 09/20/2013