Survey

How We Think About Money, Work, and Time

This short anonymous survey explores how people think about money, work, time, and everyday purchases. I’m researching whether the way we frame the cost of spending affects how people view value and make decisions. There are no right or wrong answers—I’m interested in honest responses. The survey takes about 2–3 minutes.

7 questions · ~2 min

Think of a nonessential purchase you made in the last year that you later regretted. What was it, and why did you regret it? *

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Think of an expensive purchase that you still believe was completely worth it. What was it, and why? *

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When your next paycheque arrives, how much do you still think about what you spent from previous paycheques? *

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Imagine you take home $25 for each hour you work. Which description makes a $500 purchase feel most real to you? *

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If purchases showed both their dollar price and the amount of working time required to earn that money, how would you react? *

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After several months, would seeing how much working time went toward purchases you later decided were not worth it be useful to you? *

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What, if anything, would make information like this genuinely useful rather than simply interesting, depressing, or guilt-inducing? *

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