Can Money Buy Happiness with Jeff Wenger

<p>Can money buy happiness?&nbsp; You can have all the money in the world and be completely unhappy.&nbsp; How can they use money and time to live happier lives.</p> <p>In this episode of the Finance for Physicians Podcast, Daniel Wrenne talks to Jeff Wenger, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP&reg;), about the science behind using money and time to attain happiness. In the previous episode, Jeff discussed how physicians can better align time and money management with their values.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Psychology and the Good Life: Laurie Santos&rsquo;s scientific research on happiness</li> <li>Laurie&rsquo;s Lesson 1: Our minds are really bad at predicting happiness</li> <li>Tangible vs. Intangible Things: What brings you the greatest happiness?</li> <li>Laurie&rsquo;s Lesson 2: Circumstances don&rsquo;t play as big a role as people think they do</li> <li>What drives happiness? 50% genes, 10% circumstances, 40% thoughts, actions, and attitudes</li> <li>Laurie&rsquo;s Lesson 3: Time versus money, which do you value more?</li> <li>Spare Time: Spend money on things that save time for best return on happiness</li> <li>Trade Offs: Delegate to make time and gain back time that brings happiness</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://wrennefinancial.com/">Wrenne Financial Planning</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being">The Science of Happiness and How to Improve Your Happiness (Free Course by Dr. Laurie Santos)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/how-to-be-happy.html">How to Be Happy: A Cheat Sheet</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter">Free Tests to Help Measure Happiness</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.happinesslab.fm/">The Happiness Lab Podcast</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.emotionalintelligence.ca/2016/05/the-gi-joe-fallacy-knowing-is-not-half-the-battle-interrobang-magazine">The GI Joe Fallacy: knowing is not half the battle</