Welcome back to Honestly, Dear Listener! In today's episode, we dive into the tantalizing prospect of sudden wealth, its complex implications, and how it would change our lives as creators. Emily shares her dream expenditures, from hiring personal trainers to collaborating with top-tier scenic designers, all while navigating the high costs of New York living. Carrie, on the other hand, advocates for a more conservative investment strategy following advice from a financial planner.

But does money equal happiness? Does it help us create? Can it buy us more creativity? What are we waiting around to make until we have more money? We tackle all these questions and more on this week's episode.

References:

• “Every Musician Needs a Vision Board” - Instagram post by onemoretimepod and yudugrayjr
• “Lottery winners and accident victims: Is happiness relative?” - webpage by APA PsychNet
• The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom - book by Jonathan Haidt
• The Bloomsbury Group - Wikipedia page

TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - On Vienna sausages…
3:14 - Fall break is killing Carrie & crushing MOM GUILT
11:13 - Emily’s new show!
12:12 - What would you do with 10 million dollars
15:52 - What Emily would do with 10 million dollars
18:35 - What Carrie would do with 10 million dollars
25:55 - Creative community
31:57 - Money and happiness

Hosts: Emily Hatch and Carrie Schaeffer
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