This is a shorter article today. Cox Communications had an internet outage yesterday, so I'm playing catch-up on a few things. Conventional wisdom in the personal finance world is that experiences make you happier than possessions. There's a lot of research behind that too. For example: Spending on experiences versus possessions advances more immediate happiness Buy Experiences, Not Things The Secret to Happiness: Spend Money on … [Read More...]
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