Money Can Buy Happiness
Money and happiness. Buying happiness. Don´t worry - be happy - buy it! Money and happiness. Buying happiness. Don´t worry - be happy - buy it!
The old saying “money can’t buy happiness” has been proved wrong by researchers at The University of Nottingham. A study into lottery jackpot winners - those who have won more than £1 million - found that a resounding 97 per cent of interviewees were just as happy, if not happier, following their big win.
And it seems that money can even buy you love. Although 15 per cent of winners classed themselves as single in their previous lives, this dropped to 12 per cent post-win. Marriage is also on the cards for many winners - 68 per cent of respondents were married pre-win, jumping to 74 per cent afterwards.
Winners and non-winners completed a questionnaire designed as the ultimate happiness test, and their answers were compared. A Satisfaction with Life scale was used to determine subjective well-being; with respondents asked to rate how much they agreed or disagreed with statements such as “In most ways my life is close to ideal.” Marital status, health, type of house and typical holiday destination were also noted, measuring how lifestyles changed following a big win.
Just three per cent of the winners polled said they were less happy than before they hit the jackpot, citing new pressures in their lives. None missed working, found that the money caused arguments in their households or that it led to separation from their partners. Read more.
Money and happiness. Buying happiness. Don´t worry - be happy - buy it! Money and happiness. Buying happiness. Don´t worry - be happy - buy it!