Happiness Through Subtraction

Financial Independence Podcast by The Mad Fientist

Jun 17, 202407:57Business

If you want to use money to make you happier, stop thinking about what you can buy with it. Instead, think about how you can use it to remove the things in your life that make you unhappy. Full Article:

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