# ‘You need only watch episodes of Judge Judy’: I’m in my 70s. Why do people keep making the same avoidable financial mistakes? — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:marketwatch)  published 2026-10-26 22:30 ingested 2026-10-27 02:56

[original source ↗](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/you-need-only-watch-episodes-of-judge-judy-im-in-my-70s-why-do-people-keep-making-the-same-avoidable-financial-mistakes-bbf60fe4?mod=mw_rss_topstories)

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“Consider some familiar examples of poor decisions: accumulating credit-card debt or failing to plan for retirement.”
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