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The Art of Spending Money: How to Get Rich and STAY Rich | Morgan Housel

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How do you spend money in ways that actually make life better? Morgan Housel, author of the new book The Art of Spending Money, explores status vs. satisfaction, the hedonic treadmill, and why money’s best use is buying independence. We also cover quiet compounding, a practical 15-stage path to financial freedom, when to spend vs. save, helping kids without spoiling them, and small experiments that raise the utility of every dollar. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24  https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🪙FRAXNET | MINT, REDEEM, EARN  https://bankless.cc/fraxnet 🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAIN https://bankless.cc/unichain 🛞MANTLE | MODULAR L2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle 🌳KGEN | REQUEST A DEMO  https://bankless.cc/KGEN-podcast 🐂BULLISH | U.S. EXCHANGE LAUNCH  https://bankless.cc/bullish 💠BIT DIGITAL ($BTBT) | ETH TREASURY  https://bankless.cc/bit-digital We’re being compensated by Bit Digital (NASDAQ BTBT) for this segment promoting their company and BTBT. The compensation is paid in cash as a one time payment. You can find additional information about Bit Digital and BTBT on their Investor page at https://bit-digital.com/investors ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:29 Who’s The Book For? 5:49 There’s No Universal Formula 12:59 What People Want 19:36 Money as a Curse 22:03 Taking a Step Off 26:59 Holding vs Spending 30:26 Identity Traps 33:50 Secret to Contentment 37:32 External vs Internal Benchmarks 40:41 Making an Impact 42:37 Social Debt 50:51 Quiet Compounding 55:10 Financial Freedom 1:02:20 Money & Parenting 1:09:48 Balancing Saving & Spending 1:14:44 Small Purchases 1:16:59 Trying New Things 1:19:29 Morgan’s Financial Decisions 1:21:37 Closing & Disclaimers ------ RESOURCES Morgan Housel https://x.com/morganhousel?lang=en  The Art of Spending Money https://www.amazon.com/Art-Spending-Money-Simple-Choices/dp/0593716620  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

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