How Happiness Makes You Poor

<ol> <li>You're super-freakishly happy.</li> <li>You think you're all badass.</li> <li>You end up earning less than Schmo.</li> </ol> Why? <ol> <li>Happiness makes you complacent with $$$.</li> <li>Instead of trying to improve yourself, you settle for "This is who I am! I am so proud of myself!"</li> <li>So, you continue doing what you're doing -- never really improving on how you financially live your life.</li> </ol> Boos all over the world to you. Are you crying? Good. You're one step closer to being financially successful. Hooray! <h2>How Happiness Destroys Your Pocketbook</h2> <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/30/pf/chatzky_happiness.moneymag/index.htm">Research</a> says people who rate their happiness a 10 earn less than those who rate their happiness levels at an 8 or 9 (peak earners). 10s tend to: <ol> <li>overspend</li> <li>save less</li> <li>pile on debts</li> </ol> The conclusion: <ol> <li>Yes, you can be super happy.</li> <li>But, don't blind yourself with superficial happiness.</li> </ol> Even if you're financially awesome, you can still (1) cut costs, (2) earn more, and (3) boost that mother-kereffen bottom-line for you/your-company/your-world. Winner! <h2>The Action Plan</h2> Try this: <ol> <li>List out all you/your-company's expenses.</li> <li>See how you can save 5% this month.</li> <li>Repeat for subsequent months.</li> </ol> Grate those costs like mutha-effin' swiss cheese that's dying to shred itself like a two-headed ostrich. Win. <h2>Live like you suck.</h2> 2008-06-02T22:41:00-07:00 true 659 how-happiness-makes-you-poor

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