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Mia has been saving up to attend a local music festival. Tickets are pricey, but it's a rare chance to see many of her favorite artists. While shopping, she saw a sale on trendy sneakers that her friends had been talking about. Despite already having a good pair, she gave in to the impulse and bought the sneakers with her festival savings. She believed that she could earn the money back before the festival.

How did present bias affect Mia's financial decision?

It caused Mia to underestimate the effort needed to save again for the festival tickets.
It made Mia believe that the sneakers were a necessary purchase, despite already having a good pair.
It convinced Mia that fitting in with her friends was worth more than the future festival experience.
It led her to prioritize immediate satisfaction by buying sneakers over saving for the music festival.

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It led her to prioritize immediate satisfaction by buying sneakers over saving for the music festival.

Present bias causes people to overweight immediate rewards and underweight future benefits, so Mia chose the instant pleasure of new sneakers despite the future cost to her festival plans.