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12/17/2015

Great read.

Do happier people live longer? An article in the British medical journal Lancet made headlines this month claiming the answer to that question is no. The researchers based their conclusion on data from the Million Women Study in Britain, and it contradicts a large body of research, not to mention co…

11/26/2015

Happy Thanksgiving: The Benefits of Gratitude
How a gratitude intervention transformed my students.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cant-buy-happiness/201411/happy-thanksgiving-the-benefits-gratitude

How a gratitude intervention transformed my students.

05/26/2015

Is buying happiness simple or complex? Find out this Saturday.

04/24/2015

Do you think that what you Like on Facebook can actually predict what you purchase, experience, consume, or desire? Well we think it can and we developed a study to test it out. If you want to see what your Facebook Likes say about your personality all you need to do is:

(1) Login or Register though FB: https://www.beyondthepurchase.org/registernew.php
(2) Click on this Link: http://www.beyondthepurchase.org/FBpersonality_FBp.php

When you finish the study we tell you what you said your values are AND what your Facebook Likes say your values are. If you take the study, in the comment section below, let me know if your Likes match your personality profile. Feel free to share with your own social networks.

Take validated tests & quizzes concerning money, spending, happiness, personality, and values.

03/20/2015

Can recalling grateful events increase your happiness? Challenge yourself to complete our 2-week Intervention--it takes only about 5 minutes each night to see the positive results from being more grateful: http://www.beyondthepurchase.org/explore.php 

Take validated tests & quizzes concerning money, spending, happiness, personality, and values.

02/18/2015

According to research by San Francisco State University psychology professor Ryan Howell, experiences make people happier than possessions. While material things give people an initial boost, the joy of acquiring a new item fades as people become used to seeing the object. Howell found that participants were happier—especially over time—with spending money on experiences that were fun and memorable.

When it comes to making a lasting impression on your date, which do you think goes over better: a thoughtful gift or an interesting experience?

12/11/2014

On Tuesday Ryan Howell was NPR's 'Thinking out loud" (up in Portland) to talk about The Psychology Of Buying. On this link you can listen to the interview (which happened to ask more questions about his recent publications).

TUESDAY: We'll talk about the connection between spending habits and happiness.

11/11/2014

People think material purchases offer better value for the money because experiences are fleeting, and material goods last longer. But in fact, Prof. Ryan Howell found that when people looked back at their purchases, they realized that experiences actually provided better value: http://online.wsj.com/articles/can-money-buy-happiness-heres-what-science-has-to-say-1415569538

08/09/2014

For a while now, conventional wisdom -- with the backing of science -- has held that you’ll be happier spending your paycheck on a trip to Hawaii than on another pair of Nikes. But a recent study, conducted by researchers at San Francisco State University, suggests that one personality type is an exception to the rule: Materialists.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/money-happiness-study_n_5379825.html

Money can buy happiness, just as long as you’re not materialistic. For a while now, conventional wisdom -- with the backing of science -- has held that you’ll be happier spending your paycheck on a trip to Hawaii than on another pair ...

08/05/2014

In a recent paper, my colleagues and I examined the “geography of materialism.” We found a connection between one’s neighborhood socioeconomic status and materialism.

My colleagues and I examined the geography of materialism. We found a connection between one's neighborhood socioeconomic status and materialism.

08/02/2014

Train Your Brain to Spend Smarter: A Chat With BeyondThePurchase.org

A few months ago Linda Lombardi,�a�writer for the website Learnvest, asked us if she could conduct a Q & A to learn�how our research helps people spend and save their money in ways that result in the most happiness .

08/01/2014

Hawaii residents need a household income of $122,175 in order to be happy, the largest dollar amount in the nation, according to a new study by Nerdwallet.com.

After $75,000, Americans are just buying stuff, not happiness or ?the day-to-day experiences that make life pleasant or unpleasant.? However, when taking a closer look at this calculation by state, cost of living plays a vital role.