Happy Money

Every year, we spend ever more money on newer smartphones, wider TVs, bigger mortgage payments, and keeping up with the latest fashions. The problem is that happiness studies have long shown that material goods don’t bring contentment. Your average Eskimo is just as happy as the richest billionaire. So, how should be spend our money?

In Happy Money, Dr. Michael Norton and Dr. Elizabeth Dunn, use their own cutting-edge psychological research to show that the problem isn’t spending itself, but what we’re spending our hard-earned money on. Revealing why you should buy experiences rather than material goods, turn regular buys into rare treats, and use your money to help other people you care about, Happy Money is a captivating insight into the latest thought in positive psychology and a practical guide that will help everyone to be more fulfilled for less.