What The Elle - 🧁 Money Can Buy You Happiness

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Money is not just money

Whether it’s helping you just buy the f***king latte or take back your power with a F*ck-You Fund, money is peace of mind, options, control. Money is the ability to leave toxic situations — from jobs to apartments to relationships — and bounce back on your own terms.

In all these ways and more, money can buy happiness. We’ve said this. A lot. And now, science fully agrees. After contradictory findings, new research from Penn and Princeton shows there’s a strong correlation between more money and happiness. Way stronger than you might think.

The joint 2023 study suggests that for most people, larger incomes are associated with “ever-increasing levels” of happiness. (!) Money may not literally buy smiles, but it has the ability to seriously influence your overall well-being … something you already knew. Same for our Ellevest community.

Let their (anonymized) responses to our once controversial, now backed by science stance that money can buy happiness be the inspiration to take you to your happy place by getting after your money goals.

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☕ Money tip of the week

One of the bigger, more transcendent ways money can get you happiness? When you know your money is being spent in meaningful ways through intentional spending.

Reckless spending may produce a momentary thrill, but once the adrenaline wears off from an impulsive money decision, feelings of regret are common. Intentional spending helps us check our money decisions against a greater set of values — whether that means giving yourself permission to spend extra money at the indie coffee shop vs the corporate one. Start by making a list of values, and check your last five purchases against them. Do they align?

“HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD I KEEP IN CASH?”

The exact amount to keep in checking and savings will be different for everyone. Here’s our financial planners’ best advice on how to decide how much cash is “just right.”

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“Buying pastries and good tea to sit and read a good book makes me very happy. All of which can be bought with money — so to those who say ‘money can’t buy happiness’, I say, ‘You just don’t know where to shop.’”

— Elle Raiser @Obreewansg drops the wisdom. 👏🏻 Start working toward your money goals with an Ellevest financial planner. Book 15 (free) minutes with us to see if it’s for you.

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What The Elle - 🧁 Money Can Buy You Happiness

Money is not just money

“Buying pastries and good tea to sit and read a good book makes me very happy. All of which can be bought with money — so to those who say ‘money can’t buy happiness’, I say, ‘You just don’t know where to shop.’”

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