Money CAN Buy Happiness. How?

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “money doesn’t buy happiness.”

And if you’ve been reading my blogs you’ll know that I believe true wealth is what you’re left with when they take away all your money.

Having said that top-selling author Thomas Corley, who conducted a five-year study of the daily habits of the rich and the poor says that the message that money can’t buy happiness is not true.

He suggests you’ve probably heard it from your parents, grandparents, or some family member who are probably poor or struggling financially in life.

Here’s what he found:

The data from his 5-year study on the daily habits of the rich and poor:

• 82% of the wealthy were happy, while 98% of the poor were unhappy
• 87% of the wealthy were happy in their marriage, while 53% of the poor were unhappy
• 93% of the wealthy were happy because they liked or loved what they did for a living, while 85% of the poor were unhappy
• 0% of the wealthy were unhappy due to finances, while 98% of the poor were unhappy

Corley explained that…

Money problems have a ripple effect on your life.

They can result in an overall sense of unhappiness, and they can create marital stress, making both spouses unhappy in the marriage.

That stress can cause health issues and, even worse; it can negatively impact the lives of your children.

Being rich creates an overall sense of happiness, improves your marital relationships, eliminates stress associated with money problems — which improves your overall health — and enables parents to give their kids a superior education, which lays the foundation for success in life.

I think most parents would agree that when their kids are doing well in life, it makes them happy, and when they are struggling in life, it makes them unhappy.

So when someone says “money does not buy happiness,” they’re wrong

Being wealthy can increase happiness in many areas of life.

Wealth and poverty have a domino effect on all aspects of your life, so if you improve your financial condition in life, you will increase happiness in other aspects of your life.

Let’s take a look at just one of those domino affects caused by poverty: marital problems.

Various studies identify money problems as the leading cause of divorce in our country.

Researchers at Kansas State University surveyed 4,500 couples and found fights about money are the biggest contributors to divorce.

When it comes to marriage, money does buy marital bliss.

Corley concludes that if you want to increase your overall happiness in life, you have to end your poverty.