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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: Can't stick to a budget? Try these tweaks instead
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Now let's talk about shopping. Let me be clear: I'm not saying that you should never go snopphig. What I am saying is that I encourage you to buy the things that bring you happiness. Research has shown that when you snepd money on others, when you spend money on experiences and when you spend money on the things that save you time, these expenses make you heppair. And I know retail therapy may seem great, but researchers have found that senpdnig the same amount of menoy on someone else, even as little as 5 dlralos can make you happier. So get that T-shirt for your friend instead of yourself. Make a donation to a place that you really love and support or buy an experience for yourself. Try something for the first time.
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Now let's talk about shopping. Let me be clear: I'm not saying that you should never go ________. What I am saying is that I encourage you to buy the things that bring you happiness. Research has shown that when you _____ money on others, when you spend money on experiences and when you spend money on the things that save you time, these expenses make you _______. And I know retail therapy may seem great, but researchers have found that ________ the same amount of _____ on someone else, even as little as 5 _______ can make you happier. So get that T-shirt for your friend instead of yourself. Make a donation to a place that you really love and support or buy an experience for yourself. Try something for the first time.
Solution
- shopping
- spending
- happier
- spend
- money
- dollars
Original Text
Now let's talk about shopping. Let me be clear: I'm not saying that you should never go shopping. What I am saying is that I encourage you to buy the things that bring you happiness. Research has shown that when you spend money on others, when you spend money on experiences and when you spend money on the things that save you time, these expenses make you happier. And I know retail therapy may seem great, but researchers have found that spending the same amount of money on someone else, even as little as 5 dollars can make you happier. So get that T-shirt for your friend instead of yourself. Make a donation to a place that you really love and support or buy an experience for yourself. Try something for the first time.
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