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1286: Why We Buy Things We Don't Need by Margo Aaron of That Seems Important on Psychology of Buying & Spending Money

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🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Margo Aaron of That Seems Important educates us on why we buy things that we don't need. Episode 1286: Why We Buy Things We Don't Need by Margo Aaron of That Seems Important on Psychology of Buying & Spending Money Margo Aaron is a proud graduate of Emory University, Columbia University and altMBA where she won the prestigious Walker Award. In 2017 she founded The Arena, the first virtual coworking space for solopreneurs. She's a regular contributor to Inc and lives in Jersey City as a Daywalker. The original posts are located here: https://www.thatseemsimportant.com/marketing/buy-things-dont-need/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is optimal finance daily episode 1286.

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Why We Buy Things We Don't Need by Margo Arran of that seems important.com

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Why We Buy Things We Don't Need by Margo Arran of That Seems Important.com

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You know that feeling of standing in your closet filled with clothes but you have nothing to wear?

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