Mind your Money: An Introduction to Technology and Spending

The Credit Counselling Society presents:

Mind Your Money: Technology & Spending

Between computers, laptops, televisions and phones, Canadians spend an average of 11 hours a day on our screens*. But what is happening behind the scenes when we use these things? Can the things we view change our behavioural patterns? Continuing our conversation from Mind your Money: Psychology of Spending, participants will learn about how marketers use our online behaviour to increase our spending and learn strategies on how we can counter that.

Join us for our Mind Your Money – Technology and Spending workshop/webinar to learn some valuable information about how marketers use our online behavior and information to influence the way we think and feel. In the session, you will learn:

• The basics about machine learning algorithms;
• How data gathered by our online use can influence us to spend more;
• About the impacts of technology on our lives;
• The risks of excessive technology and social media use;
• How to determine what is a realistic expectation so we don’t feel the need to keep up with the Joneses’ and;
• Tangible strategies on what you can do to limit your screen time, increase your mental well-being and decrease your spending!

Being conscious of our online behaviour can allow participants to make informed choices about how they can use technology to their advantage instead of letting technology consume our lives.

This interactive session will last 60 minutes in a webinar format. All participants will walk away with ideas, resources and the full curriculum upon request.