<description>&lt;p&gt;We reflect on No-Spend February&amp;mdash;what we didn&amp;rsquo;t buy, what we did buy, and what we learned. We also share a hack for successfully mixing friendship and business, and talk about how to spot a sneaky social-media practice that can distort our perception of the world.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reminder: as an exclusive offer for &amp;ldquo;Happier&amp;rdquo; listeners, you can get 2 weeks FREE plus a special discount to the Activations app at &lt;a href="http://activations.com/happier" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://activations.com/happier&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1771479312630000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2zhLC5DCUl7Yy9EJKnPA5_"&gt;activations.com/happier&lt;/a&gt;. These guided audios are designed to help you feel motivated, confident, and in charge of your life.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Resources &amp;amp; links related to this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://lemonadapremium.com/"&gt;Subscribe to Lemonada Premium here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://happiercast.com/nospend"&gt;Find my No-Spend Guide here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://happiercast.com/shop"&gt;Check out the new &lt;em&gt;Bingo Book&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Elizabeth is reading: &lt;em&gt;Wolf Hall&lt;/em&gt; by Hilary Mantel&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4rzOoEB"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781250806710"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Gretchen is reading: &lt;em&gt;Lonesome Dove&lt;/em&gt; by Larry McMurtry&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4rBqrwG"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/15926/9781439195260"&gt;Bookshop&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get in touch: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@gretchenrubin.com"&gt;podcast@gretchenrubin.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Visit&lt;a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gretchen's website&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Happier&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Ep. 576: What Was the Value of Our “No-Spend February?” Plus a Warning About Social-Media Stories

MAR 4, 202628 MIN
Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Ep. 576: What Was the Value of Our “No-Spend February?” Plus a Warning About Social-Media Stories

MAR 4, 202628 MIN

Description

We reflect on No-Spend February—what we didn’t buy, what we did buy, and what we learned. We also share a hack for successfully mixing friendship and business, and talk about how to spot a sneaky social-media practice that can distort our perception of the world. Reminder: as an exclusive offer for “Happier” listeners, you can get 2 weeks FREE plus a special discount to the Activations app at activations.com/happier. These guided audios are designed to help you feel motivated, confident, and in charge of your life. Resources & links related to this episode: Subscribe to Lemonada Premium here Find my No-Spend Guide here Check out the new Bingo Book and Don't Break the Chain Habit Tracker  Elizabeth is reading: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Amazon, Bookshop)  Gretchen is reading: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Amazon, Bookshop)  Get in touch: [email protected] Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.