Money might buy "happiness," but it doesn't seem to contribute to people's enjoyment.
To answer the question of whether money makes people happy, researchers looked at a Gallup poll of 136,000 people from 132 countries, a sample representing 96 percent of the world's population. Survey respondents disclosed information including their income, standard of living, what kind of things they owned and which of their psychological needs were being satisfied.
While there was a clear correlation between personal and national income and respondents claiming general life satisfaction, having more money was only weakly linked to enjoying day-to-day life. Instead, other factors, such as having friends, being independent and having a fulfilling job, proved much more essential to positive feelings at any given moment.
Nevertheless, there is probably some wisdom in the old saying: "Those who think money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop."
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