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#547 - Dr Cassie Holmes - How To Manage Your Time For A Happier Life

Modern Wisdom

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Spending Money on Other People Is Better Than Spending on Yourself

There are services now like the whole like delivery like grocery shopping so yes you are paying someone to do the groceries or delivery like meal services. This is such a clear trade off for me as a working mom instead of leaving work early to go grocery shopping or coming home late which is those precious hours with my kids before they go to bed and then I get extra time at work that I need. Research looks at prosocial spending that spending money on other people actually makes us happier than spending money on ourselves. More money in the research shows leads to greater happiness but actually what it's not is not greater happiness is reducing the unhappiness, stress and pressures of not being able to satisfy your needs.

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