Finance is not something we usually associate with human sentiments. While we covet money, we usually see it as a means to an end. Yet there is no doubt that money is associated with emotions and is more about people than it is about numbers. How can we rethink finance as human?

In this episode of the Finthropology podcast we talk with Dr. Leda Glyptis on the terror and joy we all experience when making financial decisions, and how the industry might help us better manage our financial feelings.

Welcome to the podcast of Finthropology, a company delivering insights into people’s financial behaviour. In this episode I talk with Dr. Allison Truitt, author of the book Dreaming of Money in Ho Chi Minh City, about what money culture is and why it matters.

Welcome to the podcast of Finthropology, a company delivering insights into people’s financial behaviour. In this episode I talk with Dr. Anette Broløs and Dr. Alexia Maddox, both Associate Consultants at Finthropology, about what it means to create a financial world fit for humans, and how the industry can go about it.

We are often advised to put our emotions aside when making financial decisions, but behavioural research shows that this is impossible. Fortunately, today there are an increasing number of financial tools on the market that factor emotions in.

All people have emotional relationships with their money, and these emotions play a critical role in our financial decisions, mental health and general wellbeing. What would happen if we took our feelings seriously?