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Book · 2025 · Business & Economics

The Art of Spending Money

Simple Choices for a Richer Life

by Morgan Housel · Recommended by 3 people on 4 podcasts

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Incredibly accessible, incredibly engaging, incredibly human, but within there there's a profound lesson that stands the chance of changing our lives for the better.
Steven Bartlett · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 2025 Listen at 2:05:45

What they say about it

Grouped from 10 mentions
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The best things said about it

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Discussed
The second one is called The Art of Spending Money, which sounds like, you know, here's a rich guy telling people how to spend their money. Very interesting book.
Andrew Huberman Huberman Lab · Jun 2026
Discussed
I was also reading Morgan Hel's new book, The Art of Spending, and he talks about some of the most dangerous words in his chapter about identity are, I am a saver.
On the show ChooseFI · Nov 2025
Discussed
And 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 well-being as gaining more money.
Mel Robbins The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 2025
Discussed
So for someone like me who wants to improve my relationship with spending, I guess the question, yeah, I guess the qu first question is understanding the art of spending money, simple choices for a rich, what is it going to do for me?
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 2025

Where and when it comes up

Why people recommend it

The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel is a book that explores human behavior, financial choices, and how money serves as a tool for happiness. Steven Bartlett strongly recommended the book at the end of an episode on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, describing it as incredibly accessible, engaging, and human, with profound lessons capable of changing lives for the better. Bartlett also used the episode to ask the author about the practical benefits of improving one's relationship with spending and achieving clarity of goals. Mel Robbins expressed excitement over the blockbuster release on The Mel Robbins Podcast, while Andrew Huberman mentioned the title during episodes of Huberman Lab when discussing money and future perspectives. Additionally, on an episode of ChooseFI, Ginger brought up Housel's new work to discuss the dangers of identity attachment, specifically noting the chapter focusing on the peril of identifying entirely as a saver. Throughout these various podcast appearances, hosts and commentators repeatedly emphasized the engaging nature of the text and its insightful approach to transforming personal financial habits and enhancing overall life satisfaction through mindful choices.

Every mention

10 counted mentions · 3 passing or ad reads below
Steven Bartlett And your new continues on the same trend. Incredibly accessible, incredibly engaging, incredibly human, but… 5
Discussed
“So for someone like me who wants to improve my relationship with spending, I guess the question, yeah, I guess the qu first question is understanding the art of spending money, simple choices for a rich, what is it going to do for me?”
Discussed
“If money is a tool for happiness, I guess you have to get really clear, which you talk about in in your new book, The Art of Spending Money.”
Recommended
“And your new continues on the same trend. Incredibly accessible, incredibly engaging, incredibly human, but within there there's a profound lesson that stands the chance of changing our lives for the better. So I highly recommend everybody goes and gets this book, The Art of Spending Money, which comes out tomorrow, October 7th.”
Discussed
“You're working on a book currently which is being released in October this year called The Art of Spending Money.”
Andrew Huberman Uh the second one is called The Art of Spending Money, which sounds like, you know, here's a rich guy telli… 2
Discussed
“but also his second book u the art of spending money.”
Discussed
“Uh the second one is called The Art of Spending Money, which sounds like, you know, here's a rich guy telling people how to spend their money. Very interesting book.”
Mel Robbins And I'm reading from your blockbuster bestseller, The Art of Spending Money. This is page 36. Desiring less… 2
Discussed
“I am so excited for your new blockbuster, The Art of Spending Money.”
Discussed
“And 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 well-being as gaining more money.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“I was also reading Morgan Hel's new book, The Art of Spending, and he talks about some of the most dangerous words in his chapter about identity are, I am a saver.”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“the three books I've written, Psychology of Money, same as Ever, The Art of Spending Money, every every half decent thought that's ever entered my head about money is in those three books.”
Passing
“He wrote the psychology of money the same as ever, the art of spending money.”
Plugged
“I use this in the book, The Art of Spending Money. The Vanderbilt family was the richest family that the world had ever seen.”

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