239630 959 Mind & Body Self-Improvement Personal Growth true Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:03:41 -0700 /system/videos/1/59/00/24/240059.flv happy,happiness,mind,well-being,less,poor,money,without,rich,living,life How To Be Happy With Less http://www.howcast.com/videos/239630-How-To-Be-Happy-With-Less http://www.howcast.com/videos/239630-How-To-Be-Happy-With-Less/edit approved 102 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=239630"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=239630" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 34 BajillionairesClub http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/BE_HAPPY_WITH_LESS_hdstill02_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5435 false false false 95166 0 21 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/21.jpg Assume this is as good as it gets Assume you’ll never be richer. Research shows you’re more apt to be content with what you have if you’re not wishing and hoping and praying to get more. The more you buy into the idea that more money will make you happy, the less happy you’ll be.

]]> 95167 1 37 Tip Embrace the sentiment that true happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you’ve got.

]]> 95168 2 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/43.jpg Know the truth Don’t assume that more money would make you happier. As long as the bills are getting paid, there’s not much difference on the happiness scale between the rich and the rest of us.

]]> 95169 3 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/52.jpg Make frugality fun Make frugality fun. Figuring out ways to save money can feel as satisfying as spending it.

]]> 95170 4 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/60.jpg Think happy thoughts Think happy thoughts: People who thought about positive events in their lives for eight minutes per day for three days felt better about their lives a month later, according to a study.

]]> 95171 5 71 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/71.jpg Focus on doing instead of spending Focus on things you can do rather than stuff you can buy. Experiences bring more pleasure than possessions, and the good feelings last longer, according to research.

]]> 95172 6 82 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/239630/82.jpg Go green Every time you refrain from buying something you don’t need, make do with what you’ve got, or purchase something used, think of the good you’re doing the planet.

]]> 95173 7 92 Fact Research shows that buying something doesn’t make us as happy as we think it will, or for as long as we assume it will.

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