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This 20-minute rundown is about an (accidental) three-year study I ran on myself.\xa0\nBack in 2020, I was subjected to hours of content encouraging me to use the \u201cgreat pause\u201d of a global panini to reassess my entire life. Challenge accepted.\nAt the time, I wrote one of my very first blog posts for a fledgling Money with Katie site, describing all the ways I\u2019d like to level up my lifestyle\u2014the little ways money could buy happiness.\nI revisited this exercise from my 2023 vantage point and had two major realizations: For starters, most of it came true. Some of it felt the way I thought it would\u2026but a lot of it didn\u2019t.\xa0\nSo how can we set financial goals in a way that\u2019ll actually produce the desired feelings we\u2019re striving for? Tune in to find out.\nLearn more about our sponsor, TaxAct: https://www.taxact.com/moneywithkatie\nTranscripts can be found at podcast.moneywithkatie.com.\n\u2014\nMentioned in the Episode\n\nGetting Clear on Your Lifestyle Upgrade: https://moneywithkatie.com/blog/getting-clear-on-the-lifestyle-upgrade\n\n\nLife is a Picture, But You Live in a Pixel: https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/11/life-is-picture-but-you-live-in-pixel.html\n\n\nHow to Balance Money & Friendships: https://podcast.moneywithkatie.com/money-friendships-and-quality-of-life-spending-on-high-roi-activities-experiences/\n\n\n\u2014\n\ufeffFollow Along at Money with Katie: https://moneywithkatie.com/\nWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MoneywithKatie\n\nFollow Money with Katie!\n- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie/\n- Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneywithkatie\n\xa0\nSubscribe to The Money with Katie Newsletter\n- Sign up for free today: https://www.morningbrew.com/money-with-katie/subscribe/2\n\nFollow the Brew!\n- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/\n- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningBrew\n- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices