Itisgenerallybelievedthatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness.Howeverthatmaynotbealwaystrue.Accordingtoarecentarticleinthelastfewyearsnewresearchhasgivenusafardeeperunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenwhatweearnandhowwefeel.Broadlyspeakingpeoplewithhigherincomesarehappierthanthosewhostruggletogetby.Butitalsoshowsyouneedtospendwiselyifyouexpectthosebanknotestoputasmileonyourface. 33
1. Buyexperiencesnotmaterialgoods.
InarecentlypublishedstudyProfessorRyanatSanFranciscoStateUniversityintheUSfoundthatwhenpeopledon’thavemuchmoneytosparetheytendtosticktomaterialgoods. 34 Buttheyactuallyprovidebothmorehappinessandmorelastingvalue.
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Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouspendonsomethingandhowspecialthatproductisyouwillgetusedtohavingitovertimeandloseinterestinit.Withthesamemoneyyouspendononebigobjectyoucanbuymanylittlethings.Buyingsmallthingsmeansyoucangetfrequentsmallpleasures.
3. Besuretobuytime.
36 Forexamplethatbighouseinthesuburbsmayseemlikeagoodideabuta2014studybyresearchersfromUniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandfoundthatpeoplewithlongertimeonthewayreportedlowerlifesatisfactionallotherthingsbeingequal.
4. Trygivingitaway.
ElizabethDunnprofessorattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadafoundthatinnationsasdiverseasCanadaSouthAfricaandUgandagivingawaymoneyconsistentlymadepeoplehappier. 37
A. Besuretobuywhatyoulike.
B. Herearesomewaystobetterspendyourmoney.
C. Buylotsoflittlethingsratherthanonebigthing.
D. Therearealotofreasonssomeonemightbuysomething.
E. Peoplethinkexperiencesonlyprovidetemporaryhappiness.
F. Thiswaseventruewhenpeoplegivingawaywererelativelypoor.
G. Considerhowthethingsyoubuywillaffecthowyouspendyourtime.
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