The old saying is that money can't buy you happiness, however after a lot of looking, investigating and hypothesising scholars have found that it's not how Much you spend, but What you spend it on that matters. Here are some researched examples of high "cost to joy ratio" spends:
- Buy less house than you can afford. Habitancy are less happy when the Jones's next door have more money than they do. Habitancy are happier with a ,000 revenue and surrounded by ,000 earners than with an revenue of 0,000 if all their neighbours are in the 0,000 bracket.
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- Buy tickets. Experiences are what beyond doubt makes you happy, not stuff and clutter. Concerts, sporting events and holidays bring more joy than toys. So rather than accumulating a house full of possessions you'll feel better on a beach, in a stadium or a theatre somewhere.
- Join a gym, buy a bike or take dance lessons. You've seen the study about endorphins and exercise... Even the anti-depression specialists swear by it... Exercise makes you happy!
- Buy a newspaper. Habitancy who talk about issues like the economy, the Gulf Oil Spill and the Word Cup are happier than those who focus on the weather.
- Buy tools. Now you're talking! Habitancy feel good when they are productive and can see the results of their endeavours.
- Throw parties. As mentioned above - Habitancy enjoy events. When you combine those events with close ties to family, friends and the society the combination correlates strongly with happiness.
Money Can Buy You Happiness!
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