One of the most emailed articles from the NY Times...
Learning points:
1. Downsize, live a simple life, and cut down your debt.
2. Consumption of material goods does not bring happiness.
3. Do not compete with Joneses: Neither of you will find happiness that way.
4. Money is good, but what is your strategy to get maximum bang (aka happiness) for your buck?
5. Seek a memorable experience instead of material goods.
Take several mini-vacations instead of one expensive trip.
Seek "that connection, the moment, the family, the experience.”
6. Being married improves your happiness.
7. Slow down your hedonistic adaptation: buy things that will give you happiness for a long time.
8. Dream about a possession (iPad?) for a long time before you actually buy it.
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"But Will it Make You Happy?"
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