Can being happy affect your finances?
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Some research says it can.
I just read an interesting article on the topic called “C’mon, get happy. Seriously, it pays.” According to the article,
“[researchers] found that those with a song in their hearts are more likely to, among other things:
- Get a job interview
- Be employed
- Perform well at work
- Get higher evaluations from bosses
- Make more money
- Have jobs with more autonomy, meaning and variety
- Avoid job burnout
Sounds like quite the deal, huh? And the important take-away from this info is that the research suggest that some people are successful because they’re happy, rather than happy because they’re successful (which seems like the order what most of us would expect).
They also found that how often you’re happy matters more than how happy you are when you’re happiest. (It’s more a question of your general disposition.)
Of course, happiness isn’t everything—other qualities (like talent, perserverance, etc.) can make you successful even if you’re a sourpuss. But I’d suggest that happier people can also get by with less, so aside from doing better at work, they also can save more money.
What would make you a happier person? Can you do it right now? Or do you even go for this idea?
Thanks for posting that. I followed here from Tricia at Blogging Away Debt.
I think being happy before money is the right attitude. Happiness doesn’t follow money, it should be first. I think we pursue these two things in the wrong order.
N.B. Our forefathers didn’t write about the pursuit of money in the Declaration of Independence. They wrote of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Those are pretty priceless items.