How to Spend Money to Improve Your Life (& the Lives of Others)

Effective Altruists maintain that donating money to those in dire need is typically a good use of our resources. This is particularly the case when we thoughtlessly spend money on products that don't actually improve our lives.

Identifying the ways in which we legitimately spend to improve our lives, as well as how we waste money can help us to make more edifying choices. Doing so can increase our financial security and our capacity to do good.

In preparation for this meetup, please read the following review:
Your Money or Your Life [Book review]
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/12/18/your-money-or-your-life/

If you have time, please also look at these Supplementary Readings: What is Hedonic Adaptation and How It Can Turn You into a Sukka
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/22/what-is-hedonic-adaptation-and-how-can-it-turn-you-into-a-sukka/

21 day financial makeover
http://earlyretirementextreme.com/day-1-finding-a-place-to-live.html

About ERE [Early Retirement Extreme]
http://earlyretirementextreme.com/about-the-blog

How I live on $7000 a year
http://earlyretirementextreme.com/how-i-live-on-7000-per-year.html

Manifesto
http://earlyretirementextreme.com/manifesto.html

Getting Rich: From Zero to Hero in One Blog Post
https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/02/22/getting-rich-from-zero-to-hero-in-one-blog-post/

Sustainable Withdrawal Rates From Your Retirement Portfolio (1999),
Cooley, P., Hubbard, C., and Walz, D. Journal of Financial Counciling and Planning.