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  • Epictetus on Impulse | Would You Buy It Without the Countdown?

    Epictetus on Impulse | Would You Buy It Without the Countdown?
    Nov 11 2026

    Eleven minutes left. The shoes are in your cart. This morning, you weren’t even looking for a new pair.

    Inspired by the opening of Epictetus’s Enchiridion, this episode of Money Made Simple gives you three things to do before you hit checkout. Name what made you want the purchase, check the full price and what it would take out of your budget, and decide whether you still want it once the timer stops.
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    7 min
  • Seneca on Wealth | 3 Stoic Rules for When More Money Never Feels Like Enough

    Seneca on Wealth | 3 Stoic Rules for When More Money Never Feels Like Enough
    Nov 11 2026

    You get a raise on Monday. By Friday, you’ve already found three new ways to spend it. How do you decide what you actually want that money to do?

    In this episode of Money Made Simple, we turn three ideas from Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius into practical exercises. Define what enough looks like before your next payday, test one convenience you regularly pay for, and ask what you’re really hoping to get from your next impulse purchase. Based on Letters 2 and 18.
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    7 min