Money should make you happy but if it doesn't then you are probably spending it the wrong way. See the eight suggested principles to help anyone to be able to get happiness from their money.
- buy more experiences and fewer material goods
- use your money to benefit others rather than yourself
- buy many small pleasures rather than fewer large ones
- eschew extended warranties and other forms of overpriced insurance
- delay consumption
- consider how peripheral features of your purchases may affect your day-to-day life
- beware of comparison shopping
- pay close attention to the happiness of others
These suggestions are not mine but are from the scientific findings of EW Dunn et al. They are valid suggestions which even without reading have been practicing. What are you take on these suggestions? Do you have more to add to what the researchers have discovered about this?
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https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/danielgilbert/files/if-money-doesnt-make-you-happy.nov-12-20101.pdfI don't think people are chasing happiness in the wrong way. Surely they will think twice about spending money in pursuing happiness in this life in different ways, but many of those who have abundant wealth use it in good ways, such as donating to those in need. As a good thing in finding a form of happiness within yourself.
But everyone of course has different principles in pursuing happiness and there are times when they waste money on gambling to get happiness as we have seen in many sub gambling but this behavior is quite a bad thing in my opinion.
But I agree with the points you shared where good things can be done in finding happiness in this life by helping one another which can lead to something positive for ourselves in social life.