7 Purchases I Thought Would Make Me Happy, But Didn’t 

Can you share what equipment you use? The filming is gorgeous!

Agree

^^nailed it

Whenever someone says to the money can’t buy happiness mantra some version of but it puts food on the table or you won’t have to worry about your basic needs etc obviously it means past your basic needs that u need to survive obviously if money is a significant stressor in your life getting some would alleviate said stress. But wealth especially past a certain point doesn’t bring happiness. If so every celebrity or lottery winner would be the happiest people alive. Past a certain point money doesn’t buy happiness whatsoever. So can people please stop with the witty retorts (not in this thread just in general) to the phrase money doesn’t buy happiness acting like it’s a sufficient evidence to the contrary. Obviously if you’re worried about where ur next meal will come from money would make u very happy

Income above about 70.000 dollars doesn't make you more happy than that income of 70.000. But below that, yes it does make you happier on average.

job stability gives you stability for which you need experience what is with this insistence on the "middle man"

Right? I love it!

She is my spirit wolf

Yaaaas

I really like her transparency.

I need a Chelsea in my life omg 😂 she seems like such an awesome person to have as a friend

1:07, ppl!

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Agreed! 😁😁😁😁

@@meistro2k Thank you! I went all the way back to the beginning looking for this! 😂😂😂😂

Eh, I don't know, I find the high pitched "hater voice" that she sometimes does makes her seem kind of thin-skinned. Like, either engage with criticism intelligently, or if it doesn't deserve it ( as seems to be the case here), just ignore it. It's a much better look.

Wow spoiler alert 😂😂

4 to 6 have made me happy before 🤣

@@ladyburlesque UGG boots amiright?

thank you, "Trips to see guys" is a good one

Thank you for doing the lord’s work.

I feel it. 40 C even with the air con on and in rural England not know for more than two hot days a year :(

😂😂😂 it was hilarious

Well, aren't we all. Just very slowly...

in which minute was this?

LITERALLY choked on my juice

Yassss

True facts

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It's what I did back in 2009! He was in Seattle, I was in London, I sent him a letter a week until I saved up to see him over there and we had a great time roadtripping down the coast to San Francisco and back.

Lol

There was actually a study on this in Canada (Canadian here), the 3 groups studied were 1. Paid internships 2. Unpaid internships 3. Nothing at all Paid internships turned out to be really great, effectively boosting both income and employment long term. Unpaid internships made no statistic difference between them and nothing at all. You're just as well off to plop down and play video games for a few months. The 2 main reasons being that Unpaid internships are generally low quality, as an unpaid intern you're unlikely to get trained, unlikely to be given important tasks and will often just be used to perform errands. If nobody is paying to keep you around then nobody is going to be trying to get their value out of you, which also tends to mean limited references because nobody paid attention to how high quality of work you provided.

In my country (Belgium) most internships are unpaid what a joke, had to go all the way to Luxembourg to find interesting and well paid internship.

​@@doricashu4984 yea it's a disgrace all over the world, exploiting mainly young and female people as free working slaves. not even the minimum wage. while all cleaning staff and service and waiter staff gets paid at least minimum wages. unpaid internships - it's such a human rights violation and still completely legal. many apprenticeship degress require actually to complete up to 7 of 1 - 2 month long interships. otherwise you don't get the degree, sick. fun fact: the UN ( yes, United Nations in Switzerland) don't paytheir interns. a worldwide human rights council . . . I wonder how these companies and organizations aren't ashamed of themselves. same with foundations who always look for free volunteers (as if those selfless people don't have a need for or don't deserve rent, money savings, retirement security) to do all their hard work while the foundations collect tons of donations. it's really an issue and as far as I researched mainly women and girls are affected by these issues. and if the internship is paid, it's never fairor anything around minimum wage, but 400 or 500 bucks a month. so much potential for the economy and their own careers gets lost by using young women and let them slave their time and energy away,not training them in decent skills but let them do the stuff nobody wants to do. as if young women learn more by changing bed sheets and cleaning all day, unpaid.while being treated bad, bullied, looked down at and if they don't caterto everyones whim they are threatened to be "fired" - from being an unpaid, bullied cinderella slaveso they can't get their degree and get a bad rating. horrible.

@Blake Belladonna Only in California.

Sincerely Eccentric I thought for sure she was going to say the shearling caught on fire😂😂

I sang that in my head hahahha

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My ex wife has an almost identical story about a pair of pants when she was in high school. Guys do the same thing, but with accessories and upgrades to cars and trucks.. Much more expensive money pits! We are talking wasted money in the thousands at high school college age. Ah, disposable income.

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Better with Phoebe I feel the exact same way. I bought a house because I was told that’s what you do, and I hate it.

Lived in apartments for 11 years-hated every minute. Bought first house and moved to another town after 5 years. I don’t enjoy the stuff you have to do -for me beats apartment living hands down.

@@redsnapper9410 Oh I definitely am never going back to renting. But I thought all these projects would be fun. They're just kind of a pain. Oh well, lesson learned!

To me...the whole point of buying a house is to eventually actually OWN IT so that one is not HOMELESS . Knowing I'll have a place to live... even when I'm too old to work .. gives me Joy. Worst case scenario should be.. get mortgage fully paid off in 15 years... whatever that takes... so you can have at least some kind of security down the road. Rent an apt... and it is difficult to get ahead. Granted there are different circumstances.. but it worked for me.

I’m a happy renter. Buying a house is not always the best option, despite popular opinion. I almost bought a house this year, but I am happy I decided not to, because of the time and money commitment. It’s framed as a no-brained, but just like having kids or having pets, it is NOT for everyone 🙂

I have friends who spent literally thousands of dollars on *RENTING* a wedding dress, not to mention what they spent on the rest of the wedding... What a complete waste of money.

Yes!! We had a very frugal wedding. And 13 years later here we are still married and happy. I don't regret it for a second. The ironic thing is we had a frugal wedding but I splurged on the wedding dress and that's the thing i most regret. 😂

Tons of money on venue, clothing, music, food, decoration, etc FOR ONE SINGLE DAY! Over the top celebrations in general, weddings, birthdays, Xmas... dates that should be about affection and the people who cares for you turned into a parade is a terrible waste of money.

But I believe this list is personal to her and I believe she had a relatively frugal wedding herself. But you’re point is 100% right. Though I should point out that my late husband and I had a wedding for the average cost of an Australian wedding (AUD$30,000 in 2013 plus AUD$25,000 honeymoon) and we didn’t regret a thing. But we had the money and were intentional in what we planned.

SabriMooney this is awesome! It feels so good to make smart money choices!

That's awesome! Congratulations!

SabriMooney good job, definitely a worthy investment, pennies per use

Thanks everyone! I know I made a good purchase because I did not get the instant regret afterwards. I was SOO bad in my twenties with money, it was not even funny.

@@SabriMooney congrats! Which mattress did you get? Mine kills my back but I can find a good one that isn't outrageously expensive 😂

I am 63 yo and I feel EXACTY the same way. Love TFD!

52 years old here!

45 and I love her. I send her videoes to my 15 year old daughter because Chelsea is far more money wise than Ill ever be.

I am 57 and love this site. I have introduced my 21 and 24 year old daughters to TFD and they are flourishing

I am 70 and I have made every single mistake this lovely young lady has. And watching her videos has taught me a few things I had not even thought of, which proves that you are never too old to learn something from young people. So kudos to Chelsea for being honest about the experience of growing up. It's also refreshing to see that many young people are trying to follow her advice. I also feel a bit more hopeful about the future when I watch her speak.

Sara Rossell omg yes. Especially fir introverts !

Depends on the college and the degree. Any degree from an Ivy League school guarantees you success. Most STEM degrees are very valuable too.

I only went to school after I decided on a career that WILL NOT HIRE YOU without a specific diploma. If I had chosen a career where schooling wasn't mandatory, I wouldn't have gone

Would've agreed before, but it depends on where you live as well. I can see this being true in the US, but Europe has different systems in place for higher education. Here degrees, especially BSc one and in a decent number of fields Master's as well do give you the chance to be hired more often for a better wage. For the festivals: I generally agree, I'm like Chelsea, don't like masses of people and a lot of bright light, smoke, and loud music. I did find a (kind of) festival I enjoy though. It has a very chill atmosphere, the entrance is affordable (I would almost say cheap for what you get in return) and I have friends there I love hanging out with. Actually, 99% of the people there are nice to hang out and chat with.

Ammalyrical - The Frisian Atypical Reader it’s not really true in the US either. College is a very worthwhile experience in terms of what you learn (about life and about your subject matter) and in terms of economics, if you choose the right degree. There are many degrees that can guarantee you a job with double the average American salary... not to mention graduate and professional degrees, like an MD, with an average salary of 6* the national average

Have you considered working abroad? American companies and embassies around the world are less picky with their employees (sometimes no experience required), pay an American rate, and some countries, like mine, are really cheap to live in, you could save 80% of your pay and still live like a queen. Do that for a year or two and here is your experience, opportunities to travel, maybe learn another language etc...

Agree with this lack on the part of companies and internships. I found if you are looking for a biology internship, they are unpaid, and you provide your own transportation, and you get your own housing for the summer. So, if you go to a zoo in a city 4 hours from you to do research, you foot the bill for everything and if you don't have a car, well too bad for you, to work for them for free.

@@f.-j.j.5738 May I ask what country you live in?

@@dinar471 I live in Haiti 🇭🇹 But my comment was including any country with a US embassy/company

Flower Petal I’m Haitian!

I hated drinking most alcohol, so I just started using alcohol for cooking.

I agree, spending money on wonderful memories is never a regret. We spend a lot on travel with our children. I

There is something incredibly wonderful about live music. Particularly Loud live music. Is it a worthwhile occasional treat

Live music overall matters to me. I worked in the industry for a bit, many of my good friends make their living (pay their mortgage, etc) playing music. It matters not if it’s the hyperlocal free in a bar/coffee shop/restaurant, regional touring acts (the people driving 400 miles to play the underpaying small hall/venue) or festivals. But I did vend at 90 percent of the festivals I attended. Working vacation! My son learned his skills at High Sierra. He sold an astounding amount of glowing things. Helped that he was in elementary school and a cute, long haired hippy kiddo. He went forward, and goes to one annually. Usually metal, because his music taste expanded, but his hair just grew. ;) I’d happily plan a vacation around a fest with enough of my buddies on and off stage.

agreed! i feel like it would have been better to say don’t spend money on “experiences you don’t actually want to experience” lol

That jacket is legendary on this channel

Osiris Malkovich it’s a real thing.

Micha Sonmark if you don’t mind me asking, why do you regret the new furniture for a rental, would you feel different if wasn’t a rental?

@@user-ie8mv1zy1u It's no bother. I suppose I should edit that to short-term rental. I lived in a furnished rental and we bought some new furniture because what was there was super uncomfortable. After 4 years we had to leave it when we moved and failed to sell it. I still wished we had bought something second hand as I feel that money was a bit wasted.

I bought new very high quality furniture in my 20's. I'm in my 50's and still have the same bedroom and dining room set. I still love the furniture. I did have to sell my living room set because it was too big for my last home. But I love the living room set I have now. I have no plans to move and really like my new home. So now I'm only going to replace the sofa if it wears out. Now if I were in a job that I had to move frequently I would buy cheap/used things so that I could sell or give away with no regret.

Yup!

And rich people that prefer substance over quantity. Meaningfulness over materials.

Hilarious!!!

YES! I've been scrolling the comments because I was sure another Aussie would have commented. I once forgot to change out of my ugg boots to go to the supermarket and my husband was so embarrassed he wouldn't walk next to me. It's like wearing pyjamas out of the house.

@@kirstenbailey 😂 I probably would have done the same if my husband or a friend wore ugg boots out of their house. 😂

@0 They don't cost that much here.

JEDIDA MAGARE I’m guilty of this and with planners!

I think Uggs stand for ugly I swear to never buy it lol

(Ugg boots + mini skirts) = (orange juice + toothpaste) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂! It's so true!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤢🤮

Please DO NOT mention orange juice and toothpaste around me... unless you got some...

AND B12 PILLS (very cheap, at least in my country) but yeah.

Let em know

THANK YOU! Seriously concerts never appeal to me becuz most of the time I only like a few select songs from a band and I don't want to waste money and time to only listen to 3 songs I like

Glad somebody said this.

In France, a college degree is kind of a requirement for quite a lot of jobs. College education is really cheap compared to the US though, the worst, cash grabbing business schools (which are, most of the time, a scam) are still cheaper than most US degrees. The best schools are public anyways, the very best even pay their students while they study there (they do have to work in public service/in the military for a few years or pay their salary back, though)

Yeah for sure, the whole “college culture” thing that Americans do is drastically different from university here in Australia. There is no “college dream” except to be hired before graduation haha. It’s basically just higher learning, and you don’t have to pay for it until you’re earning over a certain tax bracket with what you’ve learned. Definitely a better system all things told

How much do you have to pay? I know that it is usually a big number to study in America, and I have finished collage in my own country, I' m considering to get a master degree in business analyst, in order to increase the possibility to get a job in USA (I was born in America but came back to my country...

Marty D gone* looks like school didn’t help you

Didn’t major in English, did you?

hannah*hazel same here. She’s like my internet Big Sis 😂

Alice Hard I love mine too, especially in the winter. I bought mine several years ago because my feet are always freezing in the winters, even indoors. I only wear mine at home and they still look like new, even after all these years. They’ve been a great investment!

They’re great for places with crisp falls and/or cold, dry winters! Not great if you live in a place with a ton or rain or snow in the winter. I love mine, but there are great alternatives for more reasonable prices ngl

@@homeloveeverything2932 They are originally from australia and here people only wear them inside unless they are homeless or maybe hung over.

What field was this?

Some fields that's just how it works. She acknowledged that I feel. And if you get a real in and can get a solid paid job directly after the internship that's amazing. But so many greedy companies don't have any open positions and just constantly abuse interns.

But someone else was probably also hired for the same position without one 😬

Medical interns generally get hired on....

That was exactly my thought on the matter. I save on so many other things in order to have those experiences with my friends. Creating those memories is what propelled me into financial awareness and minimalism as well. It's all about finding where you WANT you money to go, rather than actively following the spending habits of over. Happy festival season!