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The Unhappy Millionaire

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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How Much Money Would You Really Need to Be Happy?

Clay finds that providing counsel to the richest of the rich generates a certain amount of hostility from the other 99 point nine nine %. Most people believe they just need a little bit more income for their troubles to end. People who are currently earning 30 thousand dollars a year say they'd need 50 ky to be happier, which makes sense. But do folks who actually earn 50 k think that was all that's needed? Not really. Those earning twice that much, a hundred thousand dollars, said they'd need a salary of 250 k to truly be happy. This myth, more money equals happiness. So i just got to get some more. I'll get there. Ijust got to get

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