Can you solve the same birthday riddle?
and how could that help you in life?
A 5 to 10-minute read – depending on your speed.
In our Insight on why financial planning is not common sense, we asked you to guess the answer to this same-birthday riddle.
And if you’ve not yet read that Insight, start there.
What’s the point of the same birthday riddle?
On difficult questions (about money and life, for example), our intuition (gut feelings) can give us wildly inaccurate answers.
If you need compelling proof of this – try guessing the answer to this riddle:
In a class of thirty children, what is the chance that any two (or more) of them have the same birthday?
The answer is right below – and will likely shock you – but that’s not our aim.
In this Insight, we’ll show you:
- How to work out the answer to this and similar riddles.
- How to use the key insight from this riddle to your advantage in life.
For financial advisers, planners and coaches
This educational Insight is one of many we’ve created for you to use under license in your business to help more people make better financial decisions – and see the value of professional advice.
You can brand these licensable insights to your business style and add your own firm’s calls to action.
If you have any questions, please email me at hello@paulclaireaux.com
For financial advisers and coaches
To use this or other educational insights in your business.

