So many people for so many years have preached that you can't buy happiness. And these people are both right…and wrong! Money definitely won't buy happiness if all you do is focus on earning more income and/or accumulating more wealth and then expect that your life...
In the many, many interviews I've done over the last decade or so about happiness one of the most common questions I'm asked is along the lines of...
A famous quote was once recorded noting that those who say you can't buy happiness are not shopping in the right places! Well, this was meant as a joke BUT as with most jokes, there's an element of truth to it. Happiness typically comes from what we...
by Ross Gittins for the Sydney Morning Herald THE retailers may be worried we aren't spending enough this Christmas, but that doesn't mean most of us aren't spending a fair bit. We always do. And, of course, for those of us off on summer holidays, the...
Given I get asked about the relationship between happiness and money on a regular basis I thought some (or many) of you might find the following article of interesting...
I've written about this several times before but it's definitely worth being reminded of the findings that clearly indicate if we want to buy our way to happiness we should spend more on "doing" (such as holidays) rather than on "stuff". This article from TIME magazine...
In today's SMH and the Age there's an interesting article about the link between happiness and money; and I'm quoted in it! Here's the bit in which I'm involved...
As he's done so many times before, Ross Gittins, the well known and well qualified economics writer for the Sydney Morning Herald has again, today, clearly and succinctly summed up the relationships between money and happiness. He begins with the simple question...
Check out these two interesting articles touching on happiness and money then let us know what you think...
by Belinda Merhab Increasing rates of suicide are caused by the lack of compassion in society and we need to become more affectionate if we are to change the world for the better, the Dalai Lama says. Addressing thousands of followers in Melbourne on Saturday on the true...
