3rd Edition of Choice Option Magazine August 2014 | Page 14

Lifestyle

Money and Happiness

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ur definition of happiness exclusively
depends on our culture, values, passions, talents, experience, age, and so
on, but basically humans do seek out
the feeling of happiness in one way or another. As
humans, when we make decisions, at the basis of
our drive is the aspiration to be happy. At heart,
we want a certain life that isn’t overrun by pain,
loss and fear but rather respect appreciation and
affection.
Known as the Easterlin Paradox, in the 1970s,
the notion that more income did not increase
one’s happiness was accepted and briefly useful throughout our culture in the clichéd maxim
“Money can’t buy you happiness”. Nonetheless,
this is untrue a new study revealed this year has
proven the opposite. More money does in fact
boost one’s level of happiness. Just having more
money doesn’t automatically make you happier, it’s
how you spend it that equates to more happiness,
as the above quote reminds us.

By Nosa Aiyanyo

2. Go for Fabulous
Experiences

We should spend our
time and money on
family and friends; time
spent together should
go for doing things that
create more memories
rather than doing things
that only bring immediate pleasure that instantly dissipates. Even
when you choose how
you wish to spend your
mon W