The Most Rewarding Everyday Luxuries, According to Science
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2023
- Sure, saving up for a big luxury item can provide a dopamine boost-but what's the most rewarding everyday luxury? I share the 3 parts of our lives most ripe for a satisfaction ROI, including some examples.
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Great episode! Inexpensive things that I've found make me feel luxurious: a long shoehorn, buying local artisan bar soap, shopping the farmer's market. Things that cost more that I think are worth the investment: air purifier, the Mason Pearson BN2 hair brush, getting clothes tailored to fit me. If you buy high quality clothes that *almost* fit, going to a tailor and paying them to make the clothes fit perfectly is totally worth it! You can also take your favorite clothes that are wearing down and have seamstresses mend them (or do it yourself).
I haven't done this yet, but I want to take my favorite heels to a cobbler to see if someone can fix them because they don't make these heels anymore, and I absolutely love them. It seems like a luxury to be able to have your favorite things for life.
Thank you, Cindy! I love those ideas - a good farmer's market haul is like a week's worth of dopamine every time I eat fresh fruit or cut fresh veggies. Buying clothes that fit is also huge, especially because it impacts your confidence too!
I hope you're able to take those heels to the cobbler - would love to see them!
I love splurging within reason every now and then on food. Eating makes me happy and keeps me calm.:)
I got the best ROI from my investment into new speakers for my TV. I was blessed/cursed with sensitive ears, and it always bothered me a little that the music or movie didn't sound quite right. For many years, I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on new speakers. But after getting a higher quality set, I can finally relax when listening to music or watching TV. I don't have to think about how it sounds, I can just listen and enjoy.
It's kind of like towels, socks or underwear in your example - you use it daily, so you might as well invest into it.
Thanks for the video by the way. I love how you intersect material and logical things (money, numbers, math) with more spiritual topics like happiness. I mean, using ROI when talking about happiness? Priceless
I love the small luxuries that I use everyday. I enjoy nice perfume, thick towels, and eating high quality food. 😊
Great content. This is how I like to live my life. Spend where you spend most of your time. I like to watch TV so I have a great reclining couch and a top of the line TV. I also like my music so I have a top of the line audio and surround sound system. A bed is another area not to penny pinch. Like the salesman will tell you, you spend one third of your life in bed so you should have a great mattress (and pillow). They are right! It's a great sales line but I agree with it.
I agree especially around sleep - I consider myself a "1% sleep spender!" We talk about this a bit too in a recent episode we did: podcast.moneywithkatie.com/rich-girl-roundup-purchases-we-regret-purchases-we-wish-we-spent-more-on/
Upgrading your desk or your chair has a massive ROI I think. You spend so much time around these things and they can destroy your health if you don't get the right ones!
This one is great!
Oh, small luxuries! They make our lives so much better! Many overlook them unfortunately. Glad you talked about it and hope to see more content like this in future. 😊
Thank you, Ruby! What are your favorite small luxuries? Trying to up my own game!
Love this concept! It reminds me of most of my Instagram feed, which is essentially different influencers romanticizing their life. These small hacks go a long way in providing little bits of happiness throughout the day.
Thank you, Jamie! Yep, those frequent small things can make all the difference especially/even when on a budget.
Love that you used a BMW M2 sports competition as the symbol for an expensive car since this is my dream car
Ooh 👀 I just got my own dream car, so I hope you're on the way to yours!
I think buying a pet should be the most effective? Why are pets not even on the list. Also getting a less expensive pet so a smaller dog that eat less than a big dog but brings the same benefit for moste people. ( Or a cat)