How To Be Truly Happy: Get Rich Friends
“Researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland
discovered that younger workers (age 45 and under) got high levels of
satisfaction from seeing their friends and colleagues earn a higher salary.
"It shows that you don't have to be at the top of the heap in order to be
happy," says Jean Chatzky, the Men's
Health Money Coach. "A little bit of dissatisfaction is not a bad
thing."
Researchers say younger people feel encouraged instead of
envious when their friends make more money because they realize that they have
the potential to earn just as much someday. (Or maybe your friend is just
disagreeable, a trait that can earn them a higher salary.)”-(Credit: MSN )
So having
rich friends makes you happy? No wonder why I’m so fucking miserable! All my
friends are dead broke! And here I was thinking it was my fault! When all along
it was my friends. Help me out here people. I’m over here being miserable and
all your poor asses are doing about it is getting poorer! You guys ever think
about how that makes me feel? Huh? Maybe it’s time that you stop thinking about
yourself for a change and start making more money so I can get happier. I’m not
sure if these researchers have the right analysis of the situation though. I
don’t think people are happier their friends are rich because they know they
can earn the same money someday. People are happy that their friends are rich
because they are more like to buy them shit. Like beer. Let me set the scene.
Let’s say a rich friend of mine texts me from his iPhone and I receive it on my
enV2 and it says “Wanna grab a drink?” So I go and meet him at a bar. He is
dressed head to toe in designer clothing and is chilling there waiting for me
to arrive. I show up in my buy one get one free shirt from Marshalls, my
Walmart Khakis, and my pleather work shoes…..also from Walmart. We drink, we
have fun, we talk. The bill comes and I reach for my velcro wallet. My rich
friend obviously sees this beer is going to set me back in groceries for the
week so he humbly offers to get the tab. Bing! Bang! Boom! Gotta love having
rich friends! And THAT’S all there is to it.
