Monday 7 July 2014

What's the APR on happiness?

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy bacon/tea/beer/chocolate/... and that's kind of the same thing." -- the internet

We make decisions all the time, choices that affect our future. The problem is we don't always realise what we're deciding, or even that we are at all.

Sometimes the decisions are simple. Buy this or buy that. Spend vs save. With money it's relatively obvious what our choices are. But what about our other resources? What about our energy or attention?

Happiness has to be bought. It has to be purchased with love, attention, energy, and yes, cold hard cash.

You can save money or take out a loan but you can't borrow happiness or success.

Just remember that sometimes to find happiness, the real long-term fulfilment stuff, it means saving money and sometimes it means spending it.

3 comments:

  1. The Harbinger of Marshmallows8 July 2014 at 15:48

    I'm afraid that I don't properly understand what you're suggesting here. Could you elaborate, or provide any examples to help illustrate your point? Thanks either way. :)

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  2. The Harbinger of Marshmallows8 July 2014 at 15:52

    For instance, you assert that one "can't borrow happiness or success". Why not?

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    1. Hi HoM,

      I just meant that while you can borrow money from a bank or other lender, you can't apply for a loan of some success.

      Not all of the resources at our disposal are equal. I think it's easy to forget that - or at least it is for me.

      Does that help?

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