Can Money Buy Happiness?

So, how many sermons or homilies have you heard on ethics where the speaker will inevitably get to, “money can’t buy happiness”? Michael Norton, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, decided to try some experiments. He started with Canadian university students and eventually took the research global.

He spoke at a TED conference (Google it, you hear some great short talks and learn a lot). Let him describe his results.

Oh, the answer is yes–but only if you spend it on others.

Here’s a link to the video.

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