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Cash, debts, savings, tips: cultural norms determine how we deal with money around the world. Test your knowledge and find out which financial logic applies in which country.

Social media channels can make financial topics more accessible. When consuming such content, however, it is important to maintain critical judgement. Not all articles are well-founded and not all advice can be applied to your own situation.

Why do some people save every penny while others spend compulsively? Financial psychotherapist Vicky Reynal reveals how early experiences shape our money habits – and how we can rewrite them as adults.

Eating healthily, consuming only a little alcohol, doing a lot of sport, going to bed early – apparently, those who want to live a self-determined life longer need a lot of discipline. But is everything fun really unhealthy? Find out which minor sins you can enjoy without a guilty conscience.

Car sharing instead of owning a car, streaming instead of CD collections: people who talk about property today often think differently than they did 20 years ago. Instead of buying, people use – for a limited time, flexibly and often with fewer costs. Researchers refer to this development as the sharing economy or collaborative consumption.

Paradoxically, more and more young people are worried about their financial future and even fear poverty in old age. Nevertheless, only very few are actually making provisions. Why is that? And what would have to change for worries to become pension provision? Youth researcher Simon Schnetzer provides some answers.