The Path to Happiness: It is better to give than to receive.
http://www.childrentolove.org/ Money may not buy you love but it might buy you happiness if you spend it in the right way, US researchers say. In studies they found that the old adage "it's better to give than to receive" is correct: spending money on others or giving to charity puts a bigger smile on your face than buying things for yourself. "Most people would think that if you make more money you are going to be a lot happier," said Michael Norton, a professor at Harvard Business School. "Our results, and a lot of other people's results, show that making more money makes you a little bit happier, but doesn't really have a huge impact on you. Our studies suggest maybe that little changes in how you spend it make a difference." The researchers' work was published in the journal Science in 2008. Norton and his colleagues questioned 632 Americans about how much they earned and how they spent their cash. They also asked them ...