Can Buying Less Make You Feel Better?

New research says yes

Ellie Daforge
Nov 3 · 4 min read
Photo by Sean Kong via Unsplash

Most companies will tell you that the way to feel better is to buy more. Buy yourself some new clothes, cosmetics, or gadgets, they say, and you’ll be a whole new person.

But instead of making you feel better, buying a lot of stuff you don’t need can leave you in debt, and worse off than when you started.

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