Money Feels

16: Does Money Buy Happiness?

Feb 16, 2023

52:12

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The Relationship Between Money and Happiness

02:28

Is More Money Worth It?

02:24

Are You Satisfied With Your Life?

02:10

Introduction

2min

How Does Your Money Feel Today?

2min

The Desire for Wealth

2min

The Relationship Between Money and Happiness

2min

Are You Satisfied With Your Life?

2min

The Hedonic Treadmill Theory

2min

Is More Money Worth It?

2min

Are Millionaires Happier Than Millionaires?

3min

Is There Still a Way to Become Ultra Wealthy?

2min

10.

Did You Watch Generation Wealth?

2min

11.

Why Is Kim Kardashian Still Working?

3min

12.

Why Do You Love Celebrities So Much?

2min

13.

Celebrities and Income Classes - The Real Reason We Want to Talk About Our Own Income Classes

3min

14.

Can We Be Happy if We Cannot Be Rich?

2min

15.

Time-Focused People Have Happier Life Satisfaction

2min

16.

Is There a Culture of Aspiration in Your Life?

2min

17.

Is There a Way to Get Out of Anxiety?

2min

18.

Is There a Balance Between Time and Money?

3min

19.

Are You Trying to Grow Your Income This Year?

3min

20.

Do You Have Downtime?

2min

21.

The Addiction to the Phone Is Real

2min

22.

Are We Competing With Our Inner Beliefs?

3min

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.

In today's episode, we discuss the following:

Does more money provide more happiness?
Why are people unsatisfied no matter how much wealth they attain?
Focusing on time over money
Why don’t the ultra-wealthy stop working?
How can people be happy if they can’t be rich?

References:

Buying Time Promotes Relationship Satisfaction
Happy Go Money by Melissa Leong
Valuing time over money predicts happiness after a major life transition
Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending
People actually are happier when they make more money: Wharton study
How Happy Are Millionaires?

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