The Art of Spending Money

The independence to do what you want, and the wisdom to want to do meaningful things.

Compound interest, which turns patience today into fortunes tomorrow.
The fact that you are one day closer to death than you were yesterday, so make the most of your short time here and enjoy every day you’re lucky enough to be alive. There is a Scottish proverb: “Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead.”
The struggle is knowing how much you should invest for the future versus spend today.

happy when what I’m doing is helping people and unhappy when what I’m doing isn’t helping people

good life is everything you need and some of what you want. If you have everything you want, you appreciate none of what you have.

The Most Valuable Financial Asset Is Not Needing to Impress Anyone

The ability to not need to prove yourself to strangers is priceless.

Everyone is jealous of what you’ve got, no one is jealous of how you got it.”

If you’re already an unhappy person, it’s unlikely that more money will ever fix your problems.

Happiness is that feeling you get right before you need more happiness.”

People often chase the wrong emotion. They go for a buzz of happiness, which is fun but fleeting. It’s better to go for contentment, which feels even better and is much more durable.

If you don’t have those things, then they can mean a great deal to you. When you do have them, they mean nothing to you. It’s such a powerful statement. One of the most natural and common feelings with money is just chasing what you don’t have.