Finance & Fury Podcast

The saying goes that ‘Money can’t buy happiness’ – I’m sure you have all heard this. Well it has been proven to be kind of right, and kind of wrong. The studies around this have shown once you have a certain level of income (around $75,000 per annum), the returns of happiness decrease significantly for any additional income that you earn. Once you can pay your bills, not worry about money and use money to convert into experiences, then you are set, right? Well, why is ‘affluenza’ a thing?   This is what we will be looking at today through the sources of happiness and some ways to boost your happiness. There is a general consensus that there are three primary sources to happiness, as follows: 50% baseline genetics - Since happiness is an emotional state dictated by specific neurons in the brain, it follows that happiness would be a heritable, genetically-regulated trait. This can be referred to as 'the cortical lottery'. 10% Life circumstances – How much money you make, social standing, where you live. 40% In