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WSJ Your Money Briefing

How ‘Election Fatigue’ Can Lead Us to Overspend

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Financial advisers say the tone and frenetic pace of political campaigns can add to someone’s financial anxiety, causing some people to find comfort by overspending. Wall Street Journal contributor Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how you can rise above the political fray and better manage your personal finances . Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here's your money briefing for Monday, September 23rd.

0:35.0

I'm J. R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.

0:38.0

There are lots of reasons why people overspend. Impulse of shopping, the feeling of, but it was on sale.

0:47.0

Or I just had to have it. But as we get closer to November, something else has crept on to the list.

0:54.0

Election fatigue.

0:55.0

It is affecting people who are struggling to see the smaller picture within the bigger picture.

1:02.0

A lot of people have unfavorable views of

1:04.4

both political parties and there's this feeling that there's no point in

1:08.8

saving, no point investing, no point in developing these healthy

1:12.1

financial habits because you have this

1:13.7

pessimistic view. We'll talk to Wall Street Journal contributor Julia

1:17.2

Carpenter after the break. It's taken a few months, but I think I've almost chosen our next car.

1:30.0

I've weighed up new versus secondhand, assessed the depreciation rates and spoken to eight insurance

1:33.9

providers. I'll be ready to enter phase two of selection over the next few weeks.

1:37.6

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