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786: Material Stuff Can Make You Happy by April Dykman with Get Rich Slowly on Buying Experiences & Simple Living

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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Self-improvement, Education, Business, Investing

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🗓️ 4 March 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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April Dykman with Get Rich Slowly shares why material stuff can make you happy. Episode 786: Material Stuff Can Make You Happy by April Dykman with Get Rich Slowly on Buying Experiences & Simple Living J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate. The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/the-value-of-vacation/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Podcasts Facebook Group! and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts Start your journey towards a healthier, happier life by subscribing to Headspace. Sign up now at headspace.com/OFD to get a free month trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0

It's a minimalist Monday edition of optimal finance daily episode 786.

1:05.1

Material stuff can make you happy by April Dyckman with Get Richslowly.

1:10.8

And I am Dan, I'm here each week day reading to you from some of the best personal finance

1:15.2

blogs on the planet.

1:17.0

For now, let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life. Material stuff can make you happy by April Dyckman with Get Rich

1:31.6

Rakeman with Get Rich Slowly.org

1:32.0

Experiences versus Money What Makes Us Happier?org. happier than stuff. Here's an example from live science.com.

1:44.0

Quote, if you're trying to buy happiness, you'd be better off putting your money toward a

1:48.3

tropical island getaway than a new computer. The results of a Cornell University study show that people's satisfaction with their life experience purchases, anything from seeing a movie to going on vacation, tend to start out high and go up over time.

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