%% date:: [[2020-12-13]], [[2024-01-07]] parent:: %% # [[Money]] ## [[Taxes]] - [[Taxation in Estonia]] - [[Taxation in Portugal]] - [[Taxation in Bulgaria]] - [[VAT]] ## Why do we spend? - [[We spend to exchange effort for hope]] in a way that is quantifiable. Every transaction brings us closer to the circumstance that we want to be in or the person that we want to be. - [[We spend to gamble on a shortcut for what we want]]. Gambling is thrilling, but only if you stand to gain a lot. We spend on things that we think will decrease the gap between where we are and where we want to be. - We spend to pretend we're already where we want to be. - We spend to belong.