WEBVTT - Invest this in your memory bank

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to consciously think of spending money on certain

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<v Speaker 1>experiences as making investments and happy memories. It is not

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<v Speaker 1>quite the same as investing money in the market, but

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of living a satisfying life, it is not

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<v Speaker 1>a bad idea either. So the title of today's episode

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<v Speaker 1>comes from a wise grandfather I know of. When he

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<v Speaker 1>gives cash gifts to the young people in his life,

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<v Speaker 1>he tells them to invest this in your memory bank.

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<v Speaker 1>I really like this idea. By now you have probably

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<v Speaker 1>heard the advice that spending money on experiences tends to

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<v Speaker 1>make people happier than spending money on things. There is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of gray area between the two. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>a car enables you to have various experiences, so does

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<v Speaker 1>a tent. Correspondingly, a cheap pair of shoes might ruin

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<v Speaker 1>an experience if you get a lot of blisters, so

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<v Speaker 1>you would be happier paying up for the good ones.

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<v Speaker 1>That said, the grandfather's advice gets at the connection between

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<v Speaker 1>experiences and happiness. When you have a good experience, you

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<v Speaker 1>create a memory, just as investments can grow in value

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<v Speaker 1>over time. Your experience and the subsequent memory becomes more

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<v Speaker 1>valuable as the days and years pass by. I have

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<v Speaker 1>certainly seen this in my own life. When I was

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<v Speaker 1>in college, I studied abroad in Australia and chose to

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<v Speaker 1>spend money on traveling around that country, more money than

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<v Speaker 1>I had ever spent on anything before. But those memories

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<v Speaker 1>are completely irreplaceable. Now I have made more money, but

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<v Speaker 1>with the business of life, I haven't been back to Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a good investment in my memory bank. When

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<v Speaker 1>you have money that is not already designated for a

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<v Speaker 1>necessity like rent, or groceries or retirement, consider whether you

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<v Speaker 1>can invest the money in your memory bank. Is there

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<v Speaker 1>an experience that you would enjoy while it lasts and

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy looking back on. Maybe you've always wanted to take

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<v Speaker 1>your kids to the Grand Canyon. A trip there will

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<v Speaker 1>probably give you a lot more happiness than a new couch.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll have fun while you're there and enjoy looking back

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<v Speaker 1>on the memories. Or perhaps you're a foodie and you've

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<v Speaker 1>been dying to go to a restaurant in your town

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<v Speaker 1>that you keep hearing rave reviews about so try it.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll enjoy savoring the meal and joining in the conversations

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<v Speaker 1>with others who have dined there. Even smaller scale experiences

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<v Speaker 1>can be good investments. The money I spent taking my

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<v Speaker 1>kid's toolip picking at Holland Ridge Farms and eating at

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<v Speaker 1>the lobster rolled truck park there one Saturday has created

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<v Speaker 1>lovely spring memories. Enjoy every time I look at those

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<v Speaker 1>bright photos. When you give cash gifts, consider encouraging the

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<v Speaker 1>recipients to spend the money to make memories. You could

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<v Speaker 1>even write the advice invest this in your memory bank

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<v Speaker 1>in your note accompanying the gift on the memo line

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<v Speaker 1>of your check, or the what's this for field and venmo.

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<v Speaker 1>If you give your kids an allowance, you could coach

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<v Speaker 1>them on spending money on making memories. Many families have

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<v Speaker 1>the norm of kids donating some of their allowance, saving

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<v Speaker 1>some of it, and spending some of it. You could

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<v Speaker 1>add an additional category for investing in your memory bank.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not know what your kids will come up with,

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<v Speaker 1>but the odds are good that it will yield some happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>As with a financial investment, investments in our memory banks

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<v Speaker 1>benefit us over time, as the memories become part of

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<v Speaker 1>our identities. As you plan out your spending for the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the year, maybe think of the discretionary categories

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<v Speaker 1>with this and mine. Some money simply has to be

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<v Speaker 1>spent on stuff that no one is excited about, but

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<v Speaker 1>some can be spent on other things. And when you

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<v Speaker 1>spend with the goal of adventure and memory, you are

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<v Speaker 1>far less likely to wind up with buyer's remorse. In

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime, this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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