Learn what the sunk cost fallacy is, why people stick with bad decisions, and how to recognize this bias in money, work, ...

Have you ever encountered a subpar hotel breakfast while on holiday? You don’t really like the food choices on offer, but since you already paid for the meal as part of your booking, you force ...

The sunk or lost cost in economics refers to those retrospective expenses that have been made and that cannot be recovered over time. According to the Economipedia, sunk costs include money, time or ...

Most people are familiar with the expression "don't throw good money after bad." It's a nice and tidy saying, warning the listener against perpetuating bad decisions, a very rational thought. As ...

It was a Words with Friends chat that first gave Megan Phelps-Roper pause. People have a marked tendency to cling to past investments, whether financial, social, or emotional—even when it becomes ...

A neighbor and I were commiserating over a 6-foot distance about our recent losses. He said his retirement portfolio was way down, but “it’s not a loss until you cash it out.” This is a common mistake ...

As some Republicans express buyer's remorse about Donald Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as the “worst choice” for vice president and Joe Biden ditches his stubbornness about staying in the 2024 ...