Last week, Black Friday and Cyber Monday set new records for shopping days despite overwhelming concerns about inflation and higher prices on basic goods. There's a real complexity to consumer behavior, especially when it comes to deep discounts! It seems that a good sale price will drive spending no matter what. Check out this week's episode below for more details about 2024's record-breaking Cyber Week:

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About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!