Money and Happiness by Joseph Yano

josephyan — 2023-12-14 23:24:06 UTC

Sociologists have shown that money can buy happiness through research, but it only counts if it keeps them ahead of others. Multiple different surveys and tests show that rich upper class people have a tendancy to be happier. According to some speculation, solid income can help buy bigger homes and fancier cars, this brings greatere satisfaction to the owner of such luxury items. Based on research from Glenn Firebaugh and Laura Tach money makes people most happy when they have more of it than their peers. According to College sociologist Paul Schervish, "Happiness could fade not necessarily because people are worse off than their neighbors are, but because they're less able to pay all the new bills.

josephyan — 2023-12-14 23:25:11 UTC

This source tells us that money is not what buys actual happiness but the items we use money on do. It tells us that most people have money too avoid being a victim of something. it also tells us that $75,000 a year it the aproximate income for maximal happiness. After this number people tend to be less emotionally happy. It also tells us that $45,000 is the aproximate minimal money for happiness, and that people use money to have a better house/television/car/sex partner, than the neightboring person, and that is what causes them happiness. When security is good people are able to take part in their own lives.

josephyan — 2023-12-19 22:44:42 UTC

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness probably didn't have any."This pretty much sums up the entire source in a few lines, but it also has facts to back it up such as, 8.4 million people with household incomes of $150,00 or more, tent to be happier, and that their money plays a very important roll in their happiness. It uses a statistic that 50 percent of them say it is very important. It also tells us that people who live at the top and have accumilated more money have become happier.A full 90 percednt of wealthy men rank financial success as important to their happiness.

josephyan — 2023-12-19 22:46:24 UTC

This article tells us that we buy stuff and have a lot but it tells us what value comes with the items we are buying, and how money is valued. It tells us that trying to spend a whole week without money is a challenge that was taken on by Kimberly Tan, it also tells us to challenge yourself to do the same, and see what you spend money on and what you save money on. This can also be done in thought, although not perfect. It makes us think harder on what we would spend money on, and the cause of spending less money and having to save, will force you to buy less materialistic items and more necessities, this will at first impact happiness greatly.

josephyan — 2023-12-19 22:48:39 UTC

This source is short but it tells us that money does make a difference, but mostly when you are poor. As about above a thrshold of $40,000 a year wont have a difference in emotional happiness, but it also says that having more money or doing better financially than your neighbor is a big factor in making you feel better and happier about yourself. It also tells us that money can influence your state of mind, this meaning that the amount of money you have at the moment can affect how you think and your emotions. This source is small but makes up for good points.

josephyan — 2023-12-19 22:52:19 UTC

This source tells us how happiness is pruiced, and what is the cost of it. It shows how money does in fact buy happiness, but the ways to make this happiness last longer are to be scoail or through other means. It tells us that they discovered in a study that experiential purchases are better than material ones. This article uses an example of a first concer or camping trip, or what your first tv it. It tells us that money can make us emotionally happier, but this only comes to fruition if you spend it on the right things.