Two Money Secrets

The secret of happiness with or without money is that money does not buy happiness.  Happiness is a state of mind.  It is true that it is much more difficult to be happy if you are living at the poverty or subsistence level but once you get beyond that, money cannot make you happy.
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You can use money to buy things that will bring you enjoyment but happiness is a state of mind not a condition of your bank account.  Learn to take joy in yourself, the way you contribute to society and take joy in your family.  Don't work yourself to tears. 
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Money is more likely to be associated with unhappiness in the form of stress over debt, the desire to have things you cannot afford and arguing with others about money.

There are two paths to money happiness.

It usually takes a combination of the two to become happy:

1.  Reset your expectations so they are reasonable and make the conscious decision to be happy with what you have while you work for what you want.

2.  Create a plan that will help you decide what is really important to you and help guide you to the financial goals that will get you what you want.  The Seven Steps to Financial Freedom is an example of a process that you can use to build your plan.

If you worry about what you don’t have all you get is worry.  If you think about what you can do differently and how you can achieve your goals you can take satisfaction in knowing that you are working for a better life.  That is a good thing.