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Black Friday Shopping Can’t Bring You Happiness - So What Can?

29-Nov-19 12:45

Black Friday Shopping Can’t Bring You Happiness - So What Can?

We’ve all heard the old adage that “money can’t buy you happiness”, but with the cycles of festive sales and the temptation of regular discounts on e-commerce websites, it can be hard to think of an alternative to retail therapy. Here are a few suggestions from happiness scientists on what can bring you true joy - and it’s not your next Black Friday impulse buy.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Jeff Sandhu, Arvindh Yuvaraj, & Freda Liu


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Categories:  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Young Finance,  Personal Development,  Entrepreneurship,  SME

Tags:  happiness,  shopping,  consumerism,  joy,  black friday, 


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