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Jun 2024
7m 57s

Happiness Through Subtraction

The Mad Fientist
About this episode

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: 

https://www.madfientist.com/happiness-through-subtraction/

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