Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health, and Wealth

by Andrew Hallam

In most cases, buying stuff doesn’t improve our life satisfaction. In fact, it can even bum us out when we borrow money to do it.

Your income might be enough to cover your basic needs. But your life satisfaction might be determined by how much your neighbors make.

Stock market volatility is normal. Over your lifetime, you’ll see several market crashes. And if you’re like most people, your behavior will almost certainly lead you to underperform the very funds you own. That’s why every investor must channel their inner Buddha.

Too many times, we place limits on ourselves. Far too often, we focus on why we can’t do something instead of how we can.

Don’t allow other people’s failure to influence your future. Focus on how you can do something instead of how or why you can’t.

when it comes to stuff and money, the word “enough” is far healthier than the words “rich” and “more.”