topic How to Avoid Making Emotional Financial Decisions in Budget & Savings https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2323593#M4363 <P>As the pandemic continues, emotions may be running high. AARP financial expert JeanChatzky explains how making emotional financial decisions can cause more harm than good – and shares tips for how to avoid them. Do you have tips of your own to share?</P> <P><IFRAME src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAARP%2Fvideos%2F2631766610395253%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=476" width="476" height="476" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" allowtransparency="true"></IFRAME></P> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:16:08 GMT AARPLynne 2020-09-25T13:16:08Z How to Avoid Making Emotional Financial Decisions https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2323593#M4363 <P>As the pandemic continues, emotions may be running high. AARP financial expert JeanChatzky explains how making emotional financial decisions can cause more harm than good – and shares tips for how to avoid them. Do you have tips of your own to share?</P> <P><IFRAME src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAARP%2Fvideos%2F2631766610395253%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=476" width="476" height="476" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" allowtransparency="true"></IFRAME></P> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:16:08 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2323593#M4363 AARPLynne 2020-09-25T13:16:08Z Re: How to Avoid Making Emotional Financial Decisions https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2660282#M5710 <P>I just watched this video twice, in hopes of earning 600 points, but I do not see them awarded in "transaction history". Not sure why...</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:22:25 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2660282#M5710 KristBelt 2026-03-10T20:22:25Z Re: How to Avoid Making Emotional Financial Decisions https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2660284#M5711 <P>This discussion thread is from 2020. &nbsp;Did the video show it was supposed to with a points badge?</P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:32:27 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Budget-Savings/How-to-Avoid-Making-Emotional-Financial-Decisions/m-p/2660284#M5711 SereneSeagull 2026-03-10T20:32:27Z