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Happy?

Asthesayinggoes,“Moneycan’tbuyyouhappiness.”Orcanit?

Havingasufficientamountofmoneycancertainlylowerstress,but

havinganexcessofitwillnotmakeyouhappierthananyoneelse.

So,canmoneybuyyouhappinessornot?Hereareafewthoughtstoponder

onthesubject.

MoneyCanBuyYouaLimitedAmountofHappiness:

Studieshaveshownthatyes,havingenoughmoneytomeetyourneedsand

thoseofyourfamilydoesbringhappiness.Peoplelivinginpovertyare

generallylesshappythanthosewhoseneedsaremet.Beingabletopayfor

yourbillsandhavingenoughtogetbyfinanciallywillhelpyousucceedin

feelinghappy.

ExcessMoneyDoesn’tEqualExcessHappiness:

Havingmoremoneythanyouneed,however,willnotbringyouextra

happiness.Moneyandhappinessarenotproportional.Someonewithenough

moneytobuyalargehouseandseveralcarswillnotnecessarilyhavemore

happinessthananotherindividualwithexactlywhattheyneed.

MoneyBringsStressesofItsOwn:

Thereisstressthatgoesalongwithhavingmoney.Whetheryouhavealittle

oralot,youlikelyknowaboutthisstress.Thereisthestressofknowingyou

needtospendwhatyouhavewisely,aswellasthefactthatpeoplewith

ulteriormotivesaredrawntothosewhoarefinanciallywealthy.

NotAboutWhatComesinButWhatGoesOut:

Itisnotsomuchtheamountofmoneythatyoumakethatensuresyour

happiness,butaboutwhatyouarespendingitonandwhereitisgoingon

thewayout.Therearesomeprinciplesforusingmoneythatcanhelpyouto

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feelmoresatisfied.Whereyouputyourmoneyandwhoreceivesitcan

makeadifferenceastowhetheryougainedsomethingbyhavinghadit.

SpendonExperiences,NotThings:

Buyingmorethingsisnotproventomakeapersonhappy.Although

investinginitemsthatwilllastseemslikeawisemove,studiesshowthat

wetendtoadjusttowhatweobtain.Havingthesethingsdoesn’tcontinue

bringingunlimitedhappiness.

Wearemorelikelytohavelong-termhappinesswhenmoneyisspenton

experienceswhichwillgiveuslastingmemories.Whetherthismeansgoing

onvacationbyyourselforwithyourfamily,ormakingtimetodosomething

funeverynowandthen…besuretocreateexperiencesratherthan

purchasingsomethingthatwillsimplyfadeawayovertime.

GiveItAway :

Givingisoneofthemostsatisfyingthingsyoucandowithyourmoney.

Whetheritistocharityorafriendinneed,findawaytogivebackandshare

whatyouhave.Thisisawaytospendthatwillbringlong-termpersonal

rewards.

Theshortanswerisno;youdonotneedmoneytobehappy.Moneycanbe

useful,however,topreventstressthatcandiminishthehappinessthatyou

dohave.Nomatterwhatamountofmoneyyouhave,usethesetipstohelp

achievethelevelofhappinessyoudesire,andlivealifefilledwithjoy.