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How generosity changes your brain - Big Think Money can buy happiness — if you spend it on others, research suggests. Imagine you're really selfish. How should you spend your resources to maximize your happiness? Instead of buying more stuff for yourself, research suggests that giving to...

How to spend your money for maximum happiness - Popular Science Years of behavioral and psychological research have given us insight into how to splurge optimally. The idea that materialistic values can obstruct our path to happiness dates back hundreds of years. The Buddha encouraged a...

Money buys even more happiness than it used to - Big Think Don't listen to the old adage. Many factors determine happiness, but one has stirred considerable controversy over the years: money. While the old adage says that money can't buy happiness, several studies have determined that the...

How financially literate are you? 3 things you should know about your money - TED How do most of us learn how to use our money wisely and well? When we’re growing up, we’re given special instruction in important subjects — swimming, driving, sex — to arm us with info and keep us from harm. Yet...

What It’s Like to Grow Up With More Money Than You’ll Ever Spend - The Cut Abigail Disney, 59, is an activist and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. She is also the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, making her an heiress to the Disney family fortune (she...

Why Money Manages Us - Harvard Business Review We spend a great deal of time thinking about money. We talk about it, worry over it, wonder if we have enough to meet our immediate needs. If we’re lucky and have a lot of money, we think about using it to buy a new car, a new house, or a dream...