Was it Lil' Kim who rapped the lyrics "Money power respect... It's the key to life"? Turns out, she was only partly right. New research suggests happiness has a lot more to do with respect than it does with money,
Medical News Today reports.
In a series of studies, psychological scientist Cameron Anderson of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, found that:
1) Respect and admiration, but not socioeconomic status, predicted students' social well-being. 2) The relationship between respect/admiration and well-being was partly due to the sense of power and social acceptance that the students felt in their personal relationships. And 3) Changes in respect/admiration corresponded to changes in MBA students' well-being. And respect/admiration predicted well-being more strongly than socioeconomic status.
"I was surprised at how fluid these effects were -- if someone's [social] standing in their local ladder went up or down, so did their happiness, even over the course of 9 months," said Anderson. What makes you happier: money or respect?
Regardless of that, the Kardashians have money over respect and they seem to be doing well for themselves...
Note: I am not a god botherer so my peace of mind isn't due to misguided beliefs.
What if you donated it?
What if you used it to buy food for the homeless?
Think outside the box people.
I'm always happier when I can afford to pay all my bills and be able to splurge on myself afterwards...
Just know I'm gonna be happy buying that new "whatever the hell I want" with my money... while the rest of y'all are waiting for others to give you respect...
Enjoy your cheap thrills folks... Dayum..
do you think all rich people that live in rich neighboorhoods where approved ??
no they live there becasue they can and me moving in there wouldnt be being accepted for what i got its just me being able to buy a house there .. people are not gonna think mmmm where did he get his money from is he a respected person?? no theres just gona respect you for living there and your money
or would you think that a honest person that loaned money to the bank and buy a hose next to theirs and people is gonna get you respect that a easy example and there are many thats true and thats life man money is like god
so i agree with what you say man rich gets respect so money is everything
and money gets you happyness girls everything
money is everything
repeat that people