618 | You Learned How to Save. Now Learn How to Spend | Jesse Mecham
Every dollar you save is just money you're planning to spend later—so why does no one talk about the skill of spending well? Jesse Mecham, founder of YNAB, couldn't justify buying a fifty-cent donut despite being objectively "good at money," and that moment of extreme frugality sparked a crisis that would reshape how…
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