“Studies about our brains “on poverty” show that lack of resources negatively affect our cognition, stress levels, and decision-making. Recently, a landmark study even suggested that giving poor mothers a cash stipend during the first year of their babies’ lives literally improves their children’s cognitive development. And we know from research that higher incomes are correlated with higher well-being (there’s debate around the threshold this stops, but the point still stands). So, when someone says, “Well, money can’t buy you happiness,” you think, Umm, wanna bet, motherfucker?! Because not only does money provide you with your basic human needs such as safety and healthy food, but also it gives you the ability to rest, to nourish your body and mind, and to leave bad situations. Money can buy stability and choice, and that is happiness.”
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Tori Dunlap,
Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy’s Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love—A Personal Finance Handbook for Women, Mindful Spending, and Financial Literacy
