by inside out money | Sep 13, 2026 | Mel, Early Retirement, Lifestyle, Money, Psychology
Social comparison theory explains why our brains constantly compare our lives to everything we see on social media, leaving us with a heavy dose of aspirational fatigue. We unpack how measuring ourselves against algorithmic facades quietly drains both our mental...
by inside out money | Aug 9, 2026 | Money, Early Retirement, Investing, Lifestyle, Mel, Psychology
Is our obsession with comfort quietly draining our wealth and resilience? Our modern lives have engineered almost all of the friction and discomfort away. We explore the mental and financial traps of modern convenience, and why leaning into voluntary discomfort builds...
