Rich people do not only have the best toys, they have the best food and the best medical care, more free time and more meaningful work, more than almost every ingredient in the recipe for a happy life. Yet studies have consistently shown that they are not much happier than those who have less. If money can buy happiness, why do not you? The authors argue that the five principles apply to the money / happiness equation, including "buy experiences, not things" and "helping others, not themselves. Finally, they show that money can buy a lot of things that make us happy, and if it does not, blame our "Hide
. by Elizabeth Dunn, Daniel Gilbert, Timothy Wilson Source: Rotman School of Management, 5 pages. Publication Date: September 1, 2012. Prod. #: ROT178-PDF- ENG
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