Sometimes we feel happy about the way we spent our money, and sometimes we look back at our spending choices with remorse, guilt or shame. One of the researchers, Elizabeth Dunn, went on to co-author Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending with social scientist Michael Norton. In this book, they suggest that before you spend any money, you should ask yourself: “Is this happy money? YOUR MONEY MINDSETBeing deliberate about where our money goes is one thing, but our beliefs about money also influence how we feel when we spend it. Be alert for those times when you might make counteractive spending choices based on your feelings at that time.

Source: Daily Nation November 17, 2017 17:15 UTC