Does money buy happiness? What does the Easterlin Paradox say?

I miss not having money. How about you?

What I miss most about not having money is that I am tied to my house. My job is mobile - me and my laptop can operate anywhere. Only an hour ago I was reading the papers and looking at the art exhibitions that are on at various galleries around the world.

I would love to say loudly, in the direction of the kitchen, 'pack a few small items, we are off to the John Constable Portrait exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Better pack warm, its freezing over there." I'd love to see that exhibition, especially as I've been painting portraits these past few months.

And then there’s the angry daughters-in-law

In the end it all came down to self-portraits after I had spent some months painting portraits of various grandchildren and then run into a bunch of angry daughters-in-law who all objected about the way I depicted their children.

Now that we have no money are we less happy?

Anyway, the shortage of money has got me tied to my desk and as far as I can see, this is not going to change any time soon. Of course, I can always take the Payday Loan route and I'll keep that in mind if I see that a really exciting, once in a lifetime exhibition opens somewhere.

What else is this money shortage doing?

It is making inroads at the supermarket. We are being 'more choosy' about what we buy and are buying only what we are sure we will eat. We have stopped buying 'luxury' items and I don't hang around the 'spices and dried fruits' counter any more. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Does money buy happiness? What does the Easterlin Paradox say?"