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spesa
  In times of inflation, with the cost of living skyrocketing, saving money seems like a distant dream. Even a simple trip to the supermarket can become a source of stress and worry for an increasing number of people. Sometimes, however,  it takes very little to spend less, without making ...

Five Tips for Saving on Groceries

 in Economics and Finance
Come risparmiare per le vacanze
  Spring has arrived, summer is in the air and, like every year, we start thinking about the next holidays! The time is approaching when we can unplug from everyday life, relax on the beach, walk in the mountains or travel and dive into new adventures. Wherever we decide to ...

How to save for the holidays

 in Economics and Finance
Mutuo o affitto?
  Mortgage or rent? Which is the best option? In some cases, the decision can be made based on personal or family reasons, in others the difference is made exclusively by economic issues. In fact, the choice depends on many variables and there is no one-size-fits-all answer. However, there are ...

Mortgage or rent? What is best for us?

 in Economics and Finance
L’ora legale ci fa risparmiare?
  Daylight saving time has arrived again this year. The hands were moved on the night between Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March and the new time will remain in effect until the night between 26 and 27 October 2024, when we will return to solar time.   What does ...

Does Daylight Saving Time Save Us Money?

 in Economics and Finance
bias cognitivi
  When talking about money management, we often encounter examples of heuristics, unconscious simplifications, which push us towards behaviors that are not entirely rational. With money, we are guided by instinct rather than by the brain and this is because, in part, we tend not to delve into the topic, ...

Why do certain cognitive biases make us spend more?

 in Economics and Finance
Adolescenti e violenza di genere
  The importance of education What is the relationship between adolescents and gender violence in our country?? To answer this question, Save The Children recently published the report “Are Girls Okay? Survey of onlife gender violence in adolescence”, carried out in collaboration with IPSOS. The term onlife, coined by the ...

Adolescents and gender violence: the situation in Italy today

 in Economics and Finance
arte economia
  DISCOVER THE FIRST VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MUSEUM OF SAVING! On February 22nd the Museum of Saving inaugurates the Admire room, a permanent, physical and virtual exhibit where art meets economics, giving life to a new edutainment experience. The space hosts two VR stations which, thanks to the support ...

THE “ADMIRE” ROOM OPENS

 in Museum events
amore e soldi
  Money and love. When these two words are put together, many people’s thoughts immediately go to something incorrect, “wrong”, as if common sense refused to conceive of any link between feelings and money. For cultural reasons, money remains the devil’s dung and cannot be associated with a positive concept ...

Love and money: how to manage expenses as a couple

 in Economics and Finance
acquisti compulsivi
  For some, resisting compulsive buying can be a real challenge. Buying useless or superfluous objects, perhaps spending more than necessary, is a widespread behavior which, if repeated over time, makes it difficult to save and manage your money effectively.  Where does this self-sabotaging behavior come from? As behavioral psychology teaches, our ...

Compulsive buying: 5 tips to avoid it

 in Economics and Finance
indipendenza femminile
  Female independence necessarily passes through economic autonomy. Consequently, it is difficult for a woman to be truly independent without a personal income, generally from work. Recent data indicate that in Itay female employment is very low compared to the rest of Europe and compared to male employment. In fact, ...

Work and female independence. The situation in Italy today

 in Economics and Finance
nuovo anno
  The new year has just arrived and with it the list of good resolutions. If saving is among your goals for 2024, we have some advice for you.   Goal setting and planning Well begun is half done. First, set your financial goals clearly. Make sure they are specific, ...

A new year dedicated to saving? Where to start

 in Economics and Finance
5 consigli per un Natale sostenibile
  How to behave and what choices to make for a sustainable Christmas? With the holidays just around the corner and everywhere a riot of decorated shop windows and supermarkets full of all sorts of goodies, imagining a less consumerist Christmas seems impossible. It’s actually simpler than we imagine and ...

5 tips for a sustainable Christmas

 in Sustainability
violenza economica
  Economic violence: the lesser-known side of gender violence Gender violence is so deeply rooted in our society that it can be considered structural in many contexts: among its more subtle and lesser-known forms we undoubtedly find economic violence. According to a report recently published by WeWorld and carried out ...

What is economic violence and how it manifests itself?

 in Economics and Finance
black friday
  Black Friday has now become part of the purchasing habits of Italians. Every year, for the occasion, almost all brands, shops and online stores launch unmissable offers: the promise of discounts that you can normally only dream of. This encourages the consumer to spend frantically, as if there were ...

Black Friday 2023: a guide to really save money

 in Economics and Finance
spreco di cibo
  November 18th will be National Food Collection Day, an initiative to reduce food waste by distributing it to those in need. It is estimated that every year, a third of the total food produced for human consumption worldwide is wasted. In particular, in rich countries a large part of ...

Reduce food waste? Here’s how to do our part

 in Sustainability
alfabetizzazione-finanziaria-articolo
  From theory to practice: how much we really know about finance Being financially literate means being able to use financial products and services in an informed manner and understanding the meaning of concepts such as diversification, risk, interest rates, inflation and the value of savings, debt and investments. These ...

Where are we with financial literacy?

 in Economics and Finance
  Money is not “an adult thing” There are those who receive money for extra jobs, those who have a fixed weekly allowance, those who ask for money only in case of need. There are many ways to teach the value of money to children and teenagers and sometimes understanding ...

How to teach the value of money to children?

 in Economics and Finance
  Saving and investing is easier with digital services For several years, the digitalisation process has been radically changing the way we live: we can no longer do without the devices with which we book restaurants and trips, rent means of transport, make purchases and payments. Most jobs today couldn’t ...

The importance of digital tools for managing money

 in Economics and Finance
truffe-cosa-fare-articolo
  The opportunities and dangers of the digital society Downloading and opening an attachment, clicking a link received via chat: banal actions that are often just the beginning of a real online scam. We surf the Internet every day to make online purchases, use banking apps, access social media, write ...

What to do to avoid online scams?

 in Digital Security
global-goals-sviluppo sostenibile-articolo
  Sustainability is an environmental, economic and social issue The Global Goals represent a set of 17 ambitious sustainable development goals established by the United Nations 2030 Agenda. These objectives (also called SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals) were formulated to address the most urgent global challenges to build a sustainable future ...

Global Goals: how to create a sustainable future

 in Sustainability
gestione-soldi-famiglia-casa-articolo
  From whom do we learn to manage money Money management is an important component of every family’s daily choices. Knowing how to do it well contributes to the financial stability and well-being of each member. A lesson that is learned from an early age: from the first piggy bank, ...

Money management is a family affair

 in Economics and Finance
indipendenza economica donne
  Financial independence is a challenge for women Achieving economic independence is among the main goals in the life of every individual, regardless of their gender. However, it is particularly relevant for women, for whom there are still many challenges to face in achieving economic autonomy. But what does it ...

Women and money: the importance of economic independence

 in Economics and Finance
salvadanaio-maialino-titolo-articolo
  THE HISTORY OF MONEY BOXES: FROM THE MOST CLASSIC TO THE MOST ECLECTIC First saving lesson: the piggy bank At least once, when we were children, we all had a piggy bank to jealously store our savings. This is how our parents taught us the correct management of money, ...

The piggy bank: discovering its history and etymology

 in Museum events
risparmiare e fare investimenti
  Do we learn the ABCs and improve our financial knowledge? Financial education is often perceived as difficult or boring. Instead, it is a precious tool especially for daily choices. In everyday life many people find themselves in difficulty when managing their money which is often linked to the achievement ...

Save and make investments

 in Economics and Finance
che cos'è l'educazione finanziaria
Financial education: what is it? And why is it so important? Financial education is that set of knowledge, skills and abilities that help you understand and manage your money in a responsible and informed way. Being financially literate means being able to understand and apply some basic financial concepts. Among ...

What is financial education

 in Economics and Finance