How You Can Use Your Emotions to Make More Money

What science says about money and emotions.

Claire Lowe
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

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Whoever tells you money doesn’t buy happiness lied to you.

Sure, you can’t go to a store and say, “Hey, can I have two packages of happiness, please?” But money has a direct impact on pretty much every aspect of your life: your house, your vacation, where you eat, and even your friends. Your emotions are no exception.

Money has a direct impact on how you feel.

“Money doesn’t buy happiness” is a lie because you can’t detach money from your emotions.

You don’t have to believe me. I found one scientific research that studied how rich people feel about themselves. So if you feel guilty for not making money, here’s how you can use your emotions to fix that.

What the study says.

The researchers gathered five studies about the relationship between money and emotions. They wanted to answer one big question: how does your income change how you feel about yourself?

But let’s cut the crap. I’m sure you want to know the results:

“Our findings suggest that at the individual level, earning more means a greater tendency to feel…

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Claire Lowe
The Post-Grad Survival Guide

Self-proclaimed writer. I write for creators, lovers, and curious people. Open to gigs: claireslowe@hotmail.com