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Getting to know Melissa Leong, author of Happy Go Money, public speaker, tv personality and social media star. wwww.melissaleong.com.

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Questions Asked:

1:03 Tell us about your book “Happy Go Money” and how you embarked on the road to being a published author in the personal finance space.

3:02 Tell us about what happened to your husband.

5:18 Could you explain what the Hedonic Treadmill is?

6:59 Social media is a big influence also. It makes us think that everyone else has it so why don’t we?

8:59  Is it a problem that we are always looking at other people and comparing ourselves?

11:45 How do you make sure that you are happy with what you have and do not feel like you’re missing out?

15:22 Another thing that you talk about in the book is “experiences” and not “stuff”.

19:22 A lot of what drives our money behaviour is psychology.

21:10 Did you struggle over the writing of your book “Happy Go Money” or was it generally pretty straightforward?

25:12 Tell us a little about your side hustle.

28:52 You must have done something right to get all those sales all around the world.

31:59 What are your three best tips for money and life?

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