Press

Selected coverage

A selection of news coverage, interviews and broadcast appearances relating to my research: recent items first, then earlier coverage by topic. For media enquiries, please get in touch.

Recent

2026 Why outsourcing chores might lead to a happier relationship Associated Press Wire

2025 Why it’s not just about money: who goes to the ballet, opera and symphony UC San Diego Today Online

2025 Why outsourcing chores is good for your relationship HBS Working Knowledge Online

2025 When feeling financially squeezed, some poor people spend less while rich people spend more The Globe and Mail Print

2025 Being optimistic may help you save more money U.S. News & World Report Online

2025 Optimism can help you save more money, study finds Money Online

2023 Aus Mein und Dein wird Unser: Paare mit gemeinsamem Konto sind glücklicher Der Tagesspiegel Print

2023 How five major personality traits can determine how much money you save Fortune Online

2022 Couples who combine finances are happier. So why don’t more do it? The Wall Street Journal Print

2022 Couples who have joint accounts stay together longer Yahoo Finance Live TV

2022 Are separate bank accounts good for your relationship? Forbes Online

Earlier coverage by topic

Spending and personality

2019 Predicting personality from spending BBC Radio 4, All in the Mind Radio

2018 Nice guys really do finish last: agreeable people more likely to be broke Newsweek Online

2018 Nice people have emptier wallets Scientific American, 60-Second Science Podcast

2017 Poor extroverts spend proportionately more on buying status The Economist Print

2016 Money can buy happiness, if you know how to use it The Washington Post Print

2016 Money can buy happiness, if you spend in the right way The Telegraph Print

Money and wellbeing

2019 The pain of paying BBC World News, Talking Business TV

2019 Seven ways to relieve your financial stress The Guardian Online

2018 The cost of a cashless society New Statesman Print

2017 How to buy happiness The Atlantic Print

2017 The investing upside of having more cash on hand than you need CNBC Online

2016 The more cash people have, the happier they are The Wall Street Journal Print

2016 How your checking account affects your mood Time Print

Profiles and interviews

2018 The future of the high street BBC One, The Big Questions TV

2017 30 Under 30 Europe: Finance Forbes Profile

2014 Management experience is overrated. Here’s why Forbes Interview