Who is Richer? Who is Happier?

This blog has been setup for those who are looking for a balance between happiness and wealth, who are willing to work to achieve this, and who can commit themselves to the effort necessary to become rich. Just remember, right now before you go on, that the world is full of people who are much poorer in material things than you but who are extremely happy nonetheless.

A wise man once said, "I do not envy people who have more money than me, but I am envious of people who are happier than me". You can only be rich if you are happy, but you may not necessarily be happy if you are rich.

People who pursue happiness through a mistaken belief that money will deliver it not only never reach their happiness goal, but the acquisition of riches actually takes them further away from this goal than they ever could have imagined. You can recognize these people, I am sure - their friends and family are usually also muddled about money and happiness. Such people have very little understanding of true values, equating spending money with emotional satisfaction.

Kenny Rogers, the famous country and western singer and a restaurant chain owner, said in an interview that to be rich you need to "love what you do, have somebody to love and have a future to look forward to". A very powerful formula for everyone.


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