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Buying overpriced indulgences沉溺、放縱 may feel good in the short term, but you pay the price later.

Or at least that’s the conventional傳統的；常規的 wisdom智慧. But a study by a couple of business-school professors says splurging亂花（錢）；揮霍（尤指購買奢侈品） now makes you happier later.

Even more surprising: not splurging亂花（錢）；揮霍（尤指購買奢侈品） now gives you pangs一陣劇痛 of regret later.

One study in the Harvard Business Review哈佛商業評論 polled college students and alumni女校友 on the subject學習領域, （討論、考慮或研究的）主題 of spring breaks（學校的）春假.

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Buying overpriced indulgences沉溺、放縱 may feel good in the short term, but you pay the price later.

Or at least that’s the conventional傳統的；常規的 wisdom智慧. But a study by a couple of business-school professors says splurging亂花（錢）；揮霍（尤指購買奢侈品） now makes you happier later.

Even more surprising: not splurging亂花（錢）；揮霍（尤指購買奢侈品） now gives you pangs一陣劇痛 of regret later.

One study in the Harvard Business Review哈佛商業評論 polled college students and alumni女校友 on the subject學習領域, （討論、考慮或研究的）主題 of spring breaks（學校的）春假.

Regret about not having spent more money or traveling during breaks increased with time, whereas儘管；但是；卻 regret about not having worked, studied, or saved money during breaks decreased with time.

The authors write: “We saw a similar pattern in a study of how businesspeople perceived認為；看待 past choices between work and pleasure歡樂.

Over time久而久之, those who had indulged放縱 felt less and less guilty about their choices, whereas管；但是；卻 those who had been dutiful盡責 experienced a growing sense of having missed out on the pleasures of life.”

The authors also did a study of mall shoppers, asking about their regret about buying an expensive item of clothing.

Those who anticipated預期 short-term regret bought less-expensive items, while those who anticipated預期 long-term regret splurged亂花（錢）；揮霍（尤指購買奢侈品）.

Luxury-goods makers, of course, will eat this up（大量）耗費，損耗.

I can see the slogan now: “Luxury: It’s Good for Life.” Well, whether luxury is good for your finances資金 is another matter.

Wealth Report readers, what do you think?

Do the long-term benefits of indulgence放縱 outweigh比…更重要；重於 the short-term risks of regret?