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.pdf I had this thing employed that’s referred to as “delayed gratification” basically meaning that you’re postponing today’s reward for a better and more satisfying incentive n the future. It has helped me take up discipline and become better at gaining self-control over the past 4 years I’ve used it, all because I promise myself that this temporary happiness isn’t gonna fare against a much more fulfilling happiness I will feel when I get this or I was able to get what I want for so long.
I figure that some people here might wanna try it too. It helps, it’s effective, and it keeps you off the edge thinking about that thing you wanted so much as a goal and not as a reward.