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Why Your Brain Treats a Debit Card as a Withdrawal With Fee
In this episode of Behavioral Economics with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden pain of debit card spending. Drawing on a 2020 study from the Journal of Marketing Research that found debit card users spend 12 to 18 percent less than credit card users in the same scenario, they unpack why paying with a debit card feels like an immediate loss while credit feels like a delayed promise. They discuss the concept of 'pain of paying,' the role of transaction transparency, and how framing a debit transaction as a 'withdrawal with a fee' changes behavior. The hosts also…
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