The Pain and Pleasure Principle

While we mostly think of pain in terms of physical well-being, I experience a certain amount of pain in parting with hard-earned money.

Paying with cash lets you feel the pain of the money you are spending. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

I don’t care much for pain. In fact, I'll do almost anything to avoid it. I also know that pain can be a good thing.

The human nervous system triggers a sensation of pain to stop us from doing something that might cause a severe injury and to let us know that something may be wrong.