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The Art of Spending Money Simple Choices for a Richer Life

Morgan Housel

From the bestselling author of Most of us don’t know how to spend money. We chase things that impress others but leave us cold. Or we save endlessly, afraid to spend on what would actually make life better. We confuse admiration with envy, comfort with excess, and utility with status.

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Huberman Lab

Morgan announced his upcoming book, explaining that it focuses on the psychology of spending rather than prescribing a scientific formula, and emphasized that it explores the art behind money decisions.

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The book is called The Art of Spending Money. And I make a point of the book is not called The Science of Spending Money because spending money is not a science. It's an art.

— Episode: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Mon...

Episode: Understand & Apply the Psychology of Money to Gain...

Morgan announced his upcoming book, explaining that it focuses on the psychology of spending rather than prescribing a scientific formula, and emphasized that it explores the art behind money decisions.

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The book is called The Art of Spending Money. And I make a point of the book is not called The Science of Spending Money because spending money is not a science. It's an art.

Episode: The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succe...

The host referenced Morgan Housel's second book, describing it as a psychological guide to how people should assess and spend money.

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Morgan Housel has a, he has a couple of really good books. I actually liked the second one more. They're both excellent. But the second one is called the art of spending money.

The Mel Robbins Podcast

Morgan announced it as his brandnew book that tackles why most people don't know how to spend money, and Mel later highlighted its chapter on desiring less and finding contentment.

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he is here to release his brand new book, The Art of Spending Money, which tackles a simple but powerful truth. Most of us, including you and me, don't know how to spend money or why we spend money on...

— Episode: The Best Financial Advice You’ll Ever He...

Episode: The Best Financial Advice You’ll Ever Hear

Morgan announced it as his brandnew book that tackles why most people don't know how to spend money, and Mel later highlighted its chapter on desiring less and finding contentment.

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he is here to release his brand new book, The Art of Spending Money, which tackles a simple but powerful truth. Most of us, including you and me, don't know how to spend money or why we spend money on the stupid things that we do.

I'm reading from your blockbuster bestseller, The Art of Spending Money. This is page 36. Desiring less can have the same impact on your wellbeing as gaining more money. And desiring less does not mean giving up.

Freakonomics Radio

The book was noted as another recent bestseller by Housel, following his earlier success with The Psychology of Money.

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Since we spoke with Housel, he's published another book called The Art of Spending Money. It, too, was a bestseller.

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The book was noted as another recent bestseller by Housel, following his earlier success with The Psychology of Money.

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Since we spoke with Housel, he's published another book called The Art of Spending Money. It, too, was a bestseller.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Morgan explained that the book focuses on the psychology of spending and how thoughtful spending can increase happiness, rather than simply advising more consumption.

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You've written this book, The Art of Spending.

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Morgan explained that the book focuses on the psychology of spending and how thoughtful spending can increase happiness, rather than simply advising more consumption.

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You've written this book, The Art of Spending.

Another title for the book could have been the psychology of spending money, because that's what this is.

The book is called The Art of Spending Money but much of the through line throughout the book is really about happiness.

Mick Unplugged

Housel described his latest book as a guide to how everyday spending decisions affect everyone, noting it had transformed the host's household conversations about money.

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Your latest book, The Art of Spending Money, has changed my household because I don't have to talk about finances anymore.

— Episode: Why You’ll Never Feel Rich with Morgan H...

Episode: Why You’ll Never Feel Rich with Morgan Housel

Housel described his latest book as a guide to how everyday spending decisions affect everyone, noting it had transformed the host's household conversations about money.

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Your latest book, The Art of Spending Money, has changed my household because I don't have to talk about finances anymore.

I had spent 13, 15 years as a finance writer... but if you asked me what are my philosophies and thoughts around spending money, I would have drawn a blank.

Spending money impacts every single person on the planet in some way or another, from the very richest to the very poorest.

The Art of Spending Money, Simple Choices for a Richer Life, is the book I'm on my third read of and I'm planning to buy more copies for viewers.

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

The book was introduced as Morgan Housel's latest work and was discussed in depth during the episode, with both the host and the author highlighting its focus on making simple spending choices for a richer life. Ryan Hawk presented it as a continuation of Housel's bestselling insights, and Morgan Housel shared notes from the book, emphasizing its practical approach rather than a scientific one. The conversation conveyed strong enthusiasm for the title and its relevance to listeners seeking financial happiness.

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It was introduced as Morgan Housel's latest book and discussed extensively throughout the conversation regarding how to spend money wisely.

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Morgan Housel is the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money... and his latest book is called The Art of Spending Money.

The book is called The Art of Spending Money. It is not called The Science of Spending Money because there is no such thing as a science of spending money.

The latest book's called The Art of Spending Money, Simple Choices for a Richer Life. Not surprising. You'll stay up reading it forever.

I want to dig in now to some of the things, some of my notes from the art of spending money.

Prof G Markets

In the episode, Morgan Housel introduced his upcoming title, explaining that it examines the psychology behind personal spending and emphasizes that spending is an art that varies for each individual. The discussion highlighted the book's focus on personal choice rather than a universal science.

Episode: How to Make the Most of Your Money in the New Year...

Morgan Housel said he was writing a book called The Art of Spending Money, which explores the psychology behind spending.

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the book I'm writing is called The Art of Spending Money.

I mentioned a little bit earlier that it is not called the science of spending money. It is called the art of spending money because it's a little bit different for everybody.

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