Posted June 7, 2007 - 00:30 by Ed O'Reilly
Lifestyle
Sometimes, being frugal means not just saving money; sometimes it means not spending any at all. There’s been a growing preoccupation with working more to earn more--to buy more; yet, it never seems enough. A cursory glance at a landscape of malls, fast food chains and airplane hangar-sized clubs for buying sugary snacks in a container the size of an oil drum implies that this condition of over-consumption is reaching epidemic proportions.
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Gretchen over at The Happiness Project claims that money can buy some forms of happiness. Her experience in buying some books she loves that will continue to give her a jolt of happiness whenever she sees them is a powerful argument against the old adages about not buying happiness. Having had similar experiences, this is very compelling. Whether or not it works for you depends on your personality, your spending habits, and what exactly you're expecting the money to do for you. But you don't need me to tell you all of this, because she said it first. Head on over and check it out.
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