Harness the force of money matters

The Undercover Economist, by Tim Harford, Little Brown, €18.95.

Like most Sunday Business Post readers, you probably spend a certain portion of your life thinking about money. Your bank balance, credit card rate and outstanding mortgage are all engraved in your brain.

Your mental landscape is dominated by euro signs, as you constantly make anxious calculations about what you can and can’t afford. Very little of this activity gives you any pleasure - ...