happiness
Hill Harper's 'Wealth Cure' for the Owe-verwhelmed
11:30AM 8/24/2011
CSI: NY actor and author Hill Harper dispenses can't-buy-happiness philosophy in his new book The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place. It's a guide that doesn't promise to get you rich quick, but to quickly help your life get richer.
The Joy of Contracting: Many Employers, No Safety Net
4:00PM 6/21/2011
Job growth in the traditional market is tepid, but among contractors, freelancers and e-lancers, hiring is booming. Of course, if you go that route, that means you have to handle a host of things your employer used to, but there are ways to make it less of a chore -- and new companies looking to help.
Collective hand-wringing about the economy and poll after poll showing that Americans are pessimistic about their finances misses a key point: Money can't buy you happiness.
Love, Jobs, But Not Much Money, for Art Graduates
8:30AM 5/10/2011
I've been reading a lot about two subjects lately: artists and their empty lives, and happiness as it relates to one's career. These subjects seem to conflict utterly, unless you read the data from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, which says that my theory about following your dream is...
The Happiest State in America? Sadly, Surveys Don't Agree
9:00AM 12/25/2009
When studies suggest some states are happier than others, tempers flare, even during the holidays. The latest one places some states with the wealthiest populations near the bottom and some of the poorer ones near the top. But other surveys have come to far different conclusions.
Money, it seems, just might be able to buy you a bit of happiness this holiday season. Or so says research from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University.
The good news: It doesn't matter how much you make, because you can spend as little as $5 to get happy. But there's a catch:...
Want happiness? Forget money - get therapy instead
5:00PM 11/28/2009
If money doesn't bring happiness, why do we devote so much of our energy chasing it? Perhaps the old adage is flawed, but not according to a study recently completed at the Universities of Warwick and Manchester, UK, which found that psychological therapy is 32 times more likely than money to bring...
Coke thinks globally, acts socially and blogs totally with Expedition 206
3:40PM 11/25/2009
Company News, Technology, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Company
There's an old saying: "Fish where the fish are." That's exactly the approach big brands are taking as the era of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube transforms how companies engage with consumers, especially the youth market. Case in point: Coca Cola (KO). The beverage giant is taking a deep dive into...
Think you're seeing a lot more glum faces in your neighborhood? That's likely the case if you live in one of four states with high home-foreclosure rates: Florida, Nevada, California and Arizona. Those normally majestic, carefree states ranked as the least happiest, at least when it comes to money...
How much is that happiness in the window? WowOwow wants to know
8:00AM 8/27/2009
The well known women at wowOwow.com are stopping by WalletPop on a frequent basis to answer your spending and personal finance questions.
This week we asked them: Does money buy happiness? How much does it cost?
You can find their full responses on wowowow.com.
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