7 Purchases that Improved my Financial Life | How I Spend My Money to be Happy

We all know we need to save money to improve our financial lives for a better future. But if I tell you that in order to improve my financial life and to be happy, I spend money on specific purchases that give me a positive ROI or return on investment.

I like to be intentional with how I spend my money. It would usually fall into the following 4 buckets of reason: wealth, health, relationships, and something that simply makes me happy.

Today I go over 7 areas of purchases I like to make on an ongoing basis to maximize the value of my money and help me lead a better life.

00:00 Intro & My 4 Criteria
00:44 Evoking Creativity & Productivity
01:48 Shared Memories & Experiences
02:28 Potential to Create Income
03:41 Outsourcing Your Weaknesses
04:55 Tools/Apps that Make Good Habits Easy
06:47 Where You Spend Most of Your Time
07:46 Physical & Mental Health

Disclaimer: Note this video is not financial nor accounting/tax advice and should be used for entertainment purposes only. Consult with your own financial advisor, accountant and/or tax advisor for advice related to your specific situation.
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[Kep]

Bought a new car, paid it off in 26 months. Now investing as much as I can. And probably food and my dog.

[sauravlahiry]

hi sis, incredible. ur are our Warren Buffet

[inquisitvem]

Make it 8…spending time with cute Gabrielle.😊

[stankim]

I completely agree on investing in physical & mental health! You've got to give everything you need to be strong physically and mentally. If you achieved the greatest thing in the world and have everything you want but don't have health, you did it all wrong :)

[kyuchangjo]

Totally agree with your comments about coffee ☕ spending 😅

[pvtruestmusic]

unfortunately i spend on to much weed.

[powerandstrengthP]

Thank you Gabrielle, grest advice Sis!

[sungmincha]

I’m considering investing in ear cleaning equipment from Amazon. It will improve my health and improve my hearing. Improving my hearing will help me better hear excellent advice that will increase my wealth.

[kathyroberts]

Great Advice! I love all 7. I will start to invest in these areas. After looking at my budget all my money is spent on eating out.

[iamjoker]

Does creating a youtube channel for your hobby make your expenses 100% tax deductible? I heard about this somewhere too. I.e. for gadgets, making a tech review channel

[samotosh]

Kindly suggesting you to make your video length at least 10 minutes. Pro tip tested by analysts.

[mohammedosman]

Great advice thank you, but what if what I like is expensive cars 😅

[mahirhaque]

I like to invest in an accountant. So that the government takes less than 70% of my income.

[RahulYadav-nkwp]

I disagree over coffee shops. You see, if you are a coffee aficionado, most coffee in a coffee shop taste almost the same, unless you are pro at understanding different flavor profiles. Change of scenery sure, but I disagree that you have to go to a coffee shop to be more productive, I think it's an excuse rather. Instead I brought coffee shop vibe to my home, purchased a small hand grinder and that's it, no more spending $15 to $20 bucks for a coffee or even more. You can go into flow state to work, like Naval Ravikant says, live below your means... to attain financial freedom.