The Art Of Spending Money
by Morgan Housel · first published 2025
4mentions
2recommended by
4HN commenters
2025–2026first – last mentioned
50% recommend50% neutral
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. Highly recommended no matter what your age. Just a few chapters into The Art of Spending Money by the same author. So far very good as well. Both cover how personal finance is, first and foremost, personal and specific to an individual and highly dependent on your life experience.
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗…frugality. It's not a bout moralizing but recognizing how the reward centres of the human brain work: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill I would recommend the recently published book The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, or check out the interviews he's done in recent months on it: * https://collabfund.com/blog/my-new-book-the-art-of-spending-... It's not about being frugal or cheap or spendy, but…
on “Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades” ↗…Adjust the $120k annual spend for your own lifestyle and cost of living. You're not going to fly private, but it will take most of the worry out of life. Morgan Housel, author of the recently release The Art of Spending Money (and previously The Psychology of Money): > 00:50:16 […] You have the independence to be who you are and wake up every morning and say, I can do whatever I want today. That’s wealth. * https://ritholtz.com/2025/11/transcript-morgan-housel-spend/
on “My role as a founder-CTO: year 8” ↗…Business Ethics How to Be Happy All The Time Shape Up Catching the Big Fish Babaji The Lightning Standing Still The Courage to be Happy Systemantics: How Systems Work and Especially How They Fail The Art of Spending Money Laws of Life The Oracle Kriya Yoga: Spiritual Awakening for the New Age Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗