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Money, Meaning, and the Trap of More

Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Money is supposed to buy freedom. So why does chasing it so often make life feel smaller? In Young Money: A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties, Jack Raines argues that your twenties aren’t just a warm-up act for adulthood—they’re a stage of life with risks, opportunities, and joys worth taking seriously. And in The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble, Alok Sama takes us inside the wild world of high finance and tech investing, where more money doesn’t always mean more wisdom.

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