Nine Ways To Boost Happiness Ever since my first allowance was doled out, I've had a complicated relationship with money. Im pretty grounded, but the impulse to spend frivolously often wins out. Mostly I grab last- minute items at the check-out, splurge on over-the-top outfits, or buy extravagant gifts for family and friends. None of these purchases led to financial rui...Read more

What Influences Our Happiness the Most? What factors are crucial to well-being?I have two friends, Seth and Michael, and one of them is a lot happier than the other. Seth is chronically unhappy. He is often glum, frequently irritable, and sometimes hopeless, though he has never been clinically depressed. By contrast, Michael is a remarkable happy person. Although he has his low moments...Read more