Master Your Financial Mindset

Join our comprehensive budget psychology program designed for the Korean market. Learn evidence-based techniques that help you build healthier relationships with money through personalized learning paths.

Start Your Journey

Flexible Learning That Adapts to You

We know everyone learns differently, especially when it comes to changing financial habits. Our program offers multiple pathways so you can find what clicks with your learning style.

Visual Learners

Interactive charts, spending visualizations, and graphic organizers that make financial concepts clear

Analytical Minds

Data-driven approaches with behavioral tracking and statistical analysis of spending patterns

Story-Based

Real case studies from Korean households and narrative-driven lessons that connect emotionally

Hands-On Practice

Weekly challenges, budget simulations, and practical exercises you can apply immediately

Students collaborating on financial planning exercises in a modern learning environment

Deep Dive Learning Resources

Our curriculum goes beyond basic budgeting. You'll explore the psychological drivers behind financial decisions through research-backed content and expert analysis.

Behavioral Economics

Why Smart People Make Bad Money Decisions

Explore cognitive biases that affect financial choices, with specific examples from Korean consumer behavior and practical exercises to recognize these patterns.

  • Anchoring bias in price perception
  • Social proof in spending habits
  • Loss aversion and saving behavior
Cultural Psychology

Family Financial Dynamics in Korean Culture

Understanding how traditional values and modern pressures create unique financial stress patterns, plus strategies for healthy family money conversations.

  • Filial responsibility and budgeting
  • Status spending pressures
  • Generational wealth transfer
Applied Research

The Neuroscience of Financial Stress

Recent studies on how financial anxiety affects decision-making, memory, and relationships, with evidence-based techniques for stress management.

  • Stress hormones and spending impulses
  • Memory formation under financial pressure
  • Mindfulness techniques for money anxiety

Learn from Experienced Practitioners

Our instructors combine academic research with real-world experience helping Korean families improve their financial wellbeing.

Maximiliano Thorne, behavioral finance expert and program instructor

Maximiliano Thorne

Behavioral Finance Researcher

Maximiliano spent eight years studying spending patterns across different Korean income brackets. His research on emotional spending triggers has been featured in several financial psychology journals.

  • Consumer Psychology Research
  • Statistical Analysis of Spending
  • Cross-Cultural Finance Studies
Bartholomew Sinclair, certified financial counselor specializing in budget psychology

Bartholomew Sinclair

Certified Financial Counselor

Bartholomew has guided over 300 Korean families through major financial transitions. He specializes in helping people identify and change the emotional patterns that derail their budgets.

  • One-on-One Financial Counseling
  • Family Financial Communication
  • Habit Change Psychology

Your Learning Journey

The program unfolds over six months, giving you time to practice new concepts and see real changes in your financial behavior. Each phase builds on the previous one.

Foundation Phase

Weeks 1-4

Start by understanding your current money mindset. We'll explore your financial history and identify patterns that might be working against you.

  • Personal financial psychology assessment
  • Family money story exploration
  • Basic behavioral economics concepts

Awareness Building

Weeks 5-10

Learn to recognize your spending triggers and emotional patterns. This phase focuses on observation without judgment as you track your financial decisions.

  • Trigger identification exercises
  • Mindful spending practices
  • Stress response analysis

Skill Development

Weeks 11-18

Develop practical tools for making better financial decisions. You'll learn techniques that work specifically well within Korean cultural and social contexts.

  • Decision-making frameworks
  • Cultural adaptation strategies
  • Family communication techniques

Integration and Mastery

Weeks 19-24

Put everything together as you create sustainable systems that support your financial goals. Focus shifts to long-term maintenance and continued growth.

  • Personal system design
  • Relapse prevention planning
  • Ongoing progress evaluation

Next program begins September 2025

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