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Viliam_Bur comments on How can I spend money to improve my life? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 03 February 2014 08:38:38AM *  1 point [-]

Not sure about specific details, but I have a feeling that it is easy to make a mistake of thinking about "what is easy to buy & would be convenient". Sure, it is great to pay someone else to do your dishes, but is that really the best way to convert money into awesomeness?

Instead I would recommend making a specific plan about becoming more awesome, and only then to search for a specific point of the plan where extra money can give me the greatest bonus. For example, let's say I want to become a rock star. I can pay someone to do my dishes, which will give me more free time, which I can spend playing the guitar; and that is useful. But maybe it would be more useful to spend the money on the guitar lessons, on musical instruments, on someone to research what is the best way to play the music or where is the best opportunity on the market, or even on someone to regularly remind me to play the guitar.

In other words, if you have decided on a best way to use your money to improve your life before having a specific plan of what you are going to do, it is probably not the best way.