Money Can Buy Happiness
Money can buy happiness according to research out of Cornell University. We just need to spend it the right way. It’s experiences that make us happy. A vacation, in the end, will make you happier than a flat screen TV – we get used to the TV but somehow remembering the experience of the vacation brings more long term satisfaction. However, material goods that are vehicles for experiences bring happiness, the more experiences it can bring, the more happiness it brings.
People with more money are marginally happier than people with less money – perhaps that’s because they can buy more experiences.
Unemployed and in debt? You can still have experiences that bring happiness. I recall a friend of mine, at that time a solo mother struggling financially. She found a way for her children to have an adventure. They all put their raincoats and gumboots on and went out into the rain and jumped in puddles. They all loved it! As adults these ‘children’ still remember it and talk about it. To check out the video:
http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/10/does-money-equal-happiness/