Im glad you enjoyed writing that cos i enjoyed reading it. It was like a breath of fresh air. People r people and there is nothing wrong with wanting more if what it is enriches your life. But if we can control ouselves to just one cream cake cos we know having two is greed, why does the mind struggle when it comes to finance?
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to comment.
I think it is because we aren't really programmed to look at things numerically but they trigger emotional reward/pain centers so we have a hard time teasing them apart. I am guessing even someone like you who spends a great deal of time in the numbers doesn't see all of the little implications of each or the effects they might have on your thinking or feelings.
Like the cream cake, one tastes good, maybe even two but we don't know how the future feeling will be until we are actually overweight and experience it.