Ep. 606: What We Learned from “Do-Spend September,” Plus What’s Safe in the Microwave & Try a Day Pass

Here’s what we learned from our own Do-Spend September, and how to get a luxury-resort experience for a fraction of the cost. Plus: really, what can go in a microwave?

Episode highlights:

• Try This at Home— Reflect on Do-Spend September [03:10]

• Happiness Hack— Buy a hotel-pool day pass for a luxury "staycation" at a fraction of the cost of a room [11:24]

• Happiness Stumbling Block: Settling confusion on what can and can't go in the microwave [14:07]

• Demerits & Gold Stars: Elizabeth's demerit: not talking to friends on the phone enough; Gretchen's gold star: a surprise hoodie [21:33]

Mentioned in this episode:

• Mercer Culinary bread knife (amzn.to/4h9vwJG⁠)

• Real Simple/Whirlpool guide to what you can microwave (whirlpool.com/blog/kitchen/what-you-can-cant-m…)

• Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (Amazon (amzn.to/46RZUSY), Bookshop (bookshop.org/a/15926/9781984899019))

• Virginia Woolf by Mary Ann Caws (Amazon (amzn.to/4yxY8Cw))

• Gretchen's free 7-Day Email Challenge, Boost Your Energy Through Movement

• PLOT TWIST by Harlan Coben (harlancoben.com/novels/plot-twist)

Connect with Us:

• Email: podcast@gretchenrubin.com

• Website: gretchenrubin.com

• Instagram: @gretchenrubin | @lizcraft

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• Take Gretchen's free Four Tendencies quiz (gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz)

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