Happy money
Subtitle: the science of smarter spending
By: Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton
Contributors: Norton, Michael, 1975 April 4-
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781451665062; 9781451665079; 9781451665086
Subjects: Money; Personal Finance; Happiness; Psychological aspects
Description: Happy Money offers a tour of new research on the science of spending. Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those institutions are often wrong. Happy Money explains why you can get more happiness for your money by following five principles, from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. And the five principles, from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. And the five principles can be used not only by individuals but by companies seeking to create happier employees and provide "happier products" to their customers. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton show how companies form Google to Pepsi to Crate & Barrel have put these ideas into action. Along the way, the authors describe new research that reveals that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models, that commercials can actually enhance the enjoyment of watching television, adn that residents of many cities frequently miss out on inexpensive pleasures in their hometowns. By the end of this book, readers will ask themselves one simple question whenever they reach for their wallets. Am i getting the biggest happiness bang for my buck?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Buy experiences; title: Make it a treat; title: Buy time; title: Pay now, consume later; title: Invest in others; title: Epilogue : zooming out.