# If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right - Host: [wjh.harvard.edu](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/wjh.harvard.edu/) - Saved: May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08T21:08:49Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0d5c01d39e34/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/0d5c01d39e34.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) The relationship between money and happiness is surprisingly weak, which may stem in part from the way people spend it. Drawing on empirical research, we propose eight principles designed to help consumers get more happiness for their money. Specifically, we suggest that consumers should (1) buy more experiences and fewer material goods; (2) use their money to benefit others rather than themselves; (3) buy many small pleasures rather than fewer large ones; (4) eschew extended warranties and other forms of overpriced insurance; (5) delay consumption; (6) consider how peripheral features of their purchases may affect their day-to-day lives; (7) beware of comparison shopping; and (8) pay close attention to the happiness of others. ## Facts - Kind: [Paper](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/paper/) ## Saved the same week - [Klouchebag - The Standard for Asshattery](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7334737ef702/) (tomscott.com, May 8, 2012) - [Markdown Syntax Cheatsheet](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/39090e3e893e/) (scottboms.com, May 8, 2012) - [Matt Ellsworth - Guerillionaires: Learning from the Leaders of Hip Hop & Business](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2632d0bc1a06/) (youtube.com, May 8, 2012) - [Jim Bernard - How to Manage A Softball Team to a Perfect Record](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/701f493b2e51/) (youtube.com, May 8, 2012) - [Journalism: Dying by a thousand cuts, or being reinvented?](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/6285b9fa8df4/) (gigaom.com, May 9, 2012) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~dtg/DUNN%20GILBERT%20&%20WILSON%20%282011%29.pdf