Throwing money at the poor won_ã_t necessarily increase their happiness. Nor are the poor significantly less happy than those who don_ã_t live in poverty. So says new research that examines the impact of public policy programs designed to tackle poverty and help improve families_ã_ lives. To...
Call it the tightwad paradox. Ultrafrugal people are likely to have money in the bank and be in good financial position, which should contribute to their happiness. But that death grip on their dollars can detract from it.Tightwads feel an emotional "pain of paying." They...
Money can improve your life, but not in the ways you think Can money buy happiness? Since the invention of money, or nearly enough, people have been telling one another that it can_ã_t. Philosophers and gurus, holy books and self-help manuals have all warned of the...
