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Book · 2013 · Business & Economics

Happy Money

The Science of Happier Spending

by Elizabeth Dunn, Michael Norton · Brought up by 2 people on 3 podcasts

Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn, Michael Norton has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (3 episodes recommend it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Chris Hutchins (1 episode) and Dan Gilbert (1 episode) on ChooseFI (1 episode), Modern Wisdom (1 episode) and People I (Mostly) Admire (1 episode).

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In fact the two co-authors of that paper Mike Norton and Liz Dunn wrote a book based on our paper called happy money.
Dan Gilbert · People I (Mostly) Admire · Apr 2022 Listen at 25:01

The best things said about it

2 of 3 · every mention
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I will say take a look at the book happy money which is kind of like a psychological evaluation of ways to spend money to actually increase your happiness.
Chris Hutchins Modern Wisdom · Apr 2019
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So getting a sense from your audience I'm going to say that the a book called Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton is fantastic.
On the show ChooseFI · Mar 2018

Where and when it comes up

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Why people recommend it

Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton is a popular psychology book that examines how spending habits impact personal well-being. The book was discussed across three different podcasts by Aylin, Dan Gilbert, and Chris Hutchins. On the ChooseFI podcast episode Raptitude and Free to Pursue, Aylin recommended the book to the audience, calling it fantastic. On People I (Mostly) Admire, guest Dan Gilbert mentioned the book during the episode titled Turning Work Into Play, explaining that his co-authors wrote it based on a research paper they co-authored regarding money and happiness. Later, on Modern Wisdom, Chris Hutchins recommended it during the resource roundup segment in the episode The Basics Of Money Management, describing the text as a psychological evaluation of various ways people can spend money to genuinely increase their life satisfaction. The speakers uniformly pointed to the book as a valuable guide for aligning financial choices with psychological happiness, drawing on empirical research to reshape how individuals view purchasing decisions.

Every mention

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Chris Hutchins I will say take a look at the book happy money which is kind of like a psychological evaluation of ways to… 1
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“I will say take a look at the book happy money which is kind of like a psychological evaluation of ways to spend money to actually increase your happiness”
Dan Gilbert in fact the two co-authors of that paper Mike Norton and Liz Dunn wrote a book based on our paper called ha… 1
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“in fact the two co-authors of that paper Mike Norton and Liz Dunn wrote a book based on our paper called happy money”
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“so getting a sense from your audience I'm going to say that the a book called Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton is fantastic”