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Ten Areas Where You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty Spending Money

Michael Beausoleil
7 min readDec 8, 2020

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For some people, spending money can be more of a burden than anything else. There’s often a reward after the card is swiped, but the frustration of letting go of hard earned cash can outweigh this reward. For this reason, many people can’t spend more than the minimum guilt-free. Often, you just need the most basic version of a product, but there are times when you deserve to upgrade.

This is not to say that you need to go wild and spend your money on little luxuries. The idea is to know when to spend a bit more because it will improve the lifespan of a product or seriously improve the quality of your life. As you get older and learn to manage your expenses better, you will come to realize there are times when you will benefit from a few upgrades.

Once you understand how your life will improve when you spend a little more, there’s no shame with the additional expenses. At times, this will mean your products can last longer and cost less in the longterm. Other times, you’ll benefit with more time or you will be able to be more productive. Regardless, you shouldn’t spend you whole life chugging along with products that are just “good enough.”

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Michael Beausoleil
Michael Beausoleil

Written by Michael Beausoleil

User Analytics | Digital & Brand Marketing | Productivity … hoping to explore topics that interest me and find others with similar passions

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