The Smart Way to Spend Money & History That Never Happened
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How does the way you walk affect your mood and happiness?
There is one word I think gets people in trouble with money. It's probably. I'm probably spending about this much every month. I'm probably saving enough. I'm probably on track for retirement. Probably is not a financial plan. I've been using Monarch. It's a personal finance app that puts your whole financial picture in one place. And it replaces probably. With actual numbers. For example, Monarch showed me that our spending last month jumped about 30% from the month before. 30%. We had some home repairs, but none of the bills seemed like a big hit at the time, but put them all together and wow. But I didn't realize how much our spending had jumped until Monarch showed me. And I think that's how money can get away from you.
It's not necessarily one giant expense that sets off alarm bells, it's all the things that add up that you don't really notice. That's what I like about Monarch. You can see your Spending, accounts, investments, and savings goals all in one place and see what's really going on with your money. If you're operating on probably, maybe it's time to find out, write your own money story with Monarch. Use code SYSK at monarch.com to get your first year of Monarch Core half off at just $50. That's $50. fifty percent off your first year at monarch.com with code SYSK. Today on something you should know, the way you walk, what it says about you and what it does to you, then the art of spending money, and why so many people struggle with the money they have.
I think some people ironically who have the biggest problem with money are very high earners. The part of their personality that has led them to be high earners is the part of their personality that says it's never enough. And that's why they tend to be perpetually dissatisfied with what they have.
Also the trouble with lying and how the truth will set you free. And history you learned that isn't true. Like the first video game was Pong. People in the Middle Ages were dirty, and the workers who built the pyramids were slaves.
Relatively recently they found the cities where those workers lived. Everything we found suggests that these workers were treated really, really well, and we have no evidence at all for them being slaves.
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Something you should know. Fascinating intel. The world's top experts. And practical advice you can use in your life. Today, something you should know with Mike Carruthers.
Think for a moment about how you walk. Like when you walk down the street, what what does that look like? Because it's important. Hi and welcome to this episode of Something You Should Know. How you walk often indicates how you feel. If your shoulders are slumped and you're looking down, you're likely sad. And if you're bouncing along real happily, you're probably pretty happy. But now it appears that it works the other way as well. In a study, otherwise happy people were. instructed in a way that to most people would appear sad. And then afterwards those people reported that they actually felt sadder.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How does the way you walk affect your mood and happiness?
0:00–5:15
2
Why does “probably” aren’t a real financial plan and how can tools like Monarch help?
5:15–11:15
3
What is the smartest, most personal way to spend money according to Morgan Housel?
11:15–17:11
4
How do high earners’ personalities make them feel never‑enough, and why does that hurt happiness?
17:11–22:26
5
Why do we keep believing false historical “facts” like medieval filth or slave‑built pyramids?
22:26–28:29
6
Who really created the modern image of Santa Claus – Thomas Nast or Coca‑Cola?
28:29–35:40
7
Did Isaac Newton really get the idea of gravity from an apple hitting his head?
35:40–42:21
8
How can even small white lies damage our health and relationships?
42:21–50:29
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