Category: Earning Spending Giving

In the preceding article on income and happiness, I reviewed multiple studies examining the relationship between happiness and income. Increased[…]

Giving effectively is one of the financial skills that we must master to make the most of our human and[…]

Increased income can help us with increased happiness if we understand how to apply the nuances of the evidence to[…]

Most people look at those with a high income and figure that they must be happier for it. The higher,[…]

Happiness has a strong biological basis. Align that with concrete strategies for increased happiness and avoid a lip-skid on the hedonic treadmill.

The fossil record is littered by those who landed on the wrong side of natural selection. Learn about the biology of happiness to align with the forces of evolution instead of winning a Darwin Award on the hedonic treadmill.

Your time-money exchange rate (your TiMER) can be a mental anchor to make more logical decisions about spending both time[…]

We spend time giving up some of our human capital to build our other forms of wealth. Part of how[…]

Mental accounting is a common financial behavioral error. It can be insidious and feel natural, even though it is illogical[…]