happiness

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...

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.

What if home ownership really isn't the American Dream? A research paper released by a real-estate professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School starts the debate. And with these delicious findings: Renters are not only happier than the average homeowner, but they're thinner, too.Oh,...

The recession has more and more people seeking help for depression but, over time, increased wealth has not led to a happier society. From 1972 to 2006, Americans did not make any measurable improvement in happiness even as incomes rose, according to data collected by the University of Chicago....

While reading The Ethical Executive by Robert Hoyk and Paul Hersey, one of the learnings that struck me most was that the happiness gained from very big achievements; such as getting a big raise or financial windfall, for instance; lasts, at most, three to six months. In many cases our happiness...

There is a lot of new research on happiness and money with some surprising results. While Americans have become more affluent, their happiness levels have not really increased. In a series of studies by the University of Chicago, the average U.S. Family has become 60% richer in the last thirty...

Everyone knows that money can't buy happiness, but numerous studies have shown that people who are financially secure tend to be happier than those who aren't.But Jean Chatzky reports that, like most good things, too much happiness can be bad for your wallet.University of Illinois psychology...