Stephanie Rosenbloom's But Will It Make You Happy

How do you spend your money? If you are like a lot of consumers now days, you are probably trying to watch your budget a little more carefully since the recession. Sure, every once in a while it feels great to buy something new, but soon that feeling fades, and the item becomes just another trinket collecting dust. Consumers need to start spending their money on purchases that are more personally valuable in order to feel more fulfilled.
So how can we begin to spend our money in a way that will make us feel more content with our purchases? Stephanie Rosenbloom writes an article titled “But Will It Make You Happy”, where she explores the link between our feelings of joy and how we spend money can affect how we feel overall. We have all heard of buyer’s remorse, but who knew that we could actually attribute to our happiness by spending money in certain ways? We as consumers are starting to …show more content…
We are starting to make purchases towards things that we will be able to remember. Rosenbloom reports, “According to retailers and analysts, consumers have gravitated more toward experiences than possessions over the last couple of years, opting to use their extra cash for nights at home with the family, watching movies and playing games-or for “Staycations” in the back yard”. Due to the necessity to watch our budgets, we are spending more time at home. People are having to discover lower cost ways to entertain themselves. We are starting to spend more quality time with our families. Consumers are starting to realize that we do not have to spend an excessive amount of money to have an enjoyable time. Family time is a wonderful way to save money while making memories that we can look back on for years to come. Many of life’s greatest moments are spent seeing or doing something that we will be able to cherish for the rest of our lives. Rosenbloom notes, “[that] One major finding is that spending money for an