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VATupdate Newsletter Week 50 2022

Money

Does wealth make you happy? Or rather, how much money do you need to feel happy?

The question may pop-up around this time of the year, as in December there are always lots of year-end lotteries, tombolas and charities where you can buy a ticket to win that huge mega-prize that allows you to never have to work again.

How much money do you need? Find out on the website HERE

The idea that ‘money can’t buy you happiness’ has prevailed for over a decade. Studies showed that earning above what we needed to cover our basic needs and keep us ‘comfortable’ was futile and could even make us less happy. But sadly, those days are gone. Social scientists have now removed any rose-tinted spectacles to agree a new motto: the more the merrier.

In a scientific study from 2020, researchers determined that there is an amount of money that you would need to be happy. That amount is: GBP 33,864 or more. And it’s the ‘more’ part that’s key: the more money we have, the happier we are!

It makes sense that people that earn or have more money, tend to be in better health, and better health has an impact on happiness. Rich people who spend their money on buying more free time and investing in experiences rather than ‘stuff’ can also boost their happiness.

Of course, happiness also comes from relationships, job satisfaction and just enjoying life. But money in the bank gives us greater options in many of these categories.

The study was done in the United Kingdom, so the amount may differ for the country where you live. And it depends fully on the things you can do with it, as healthcare, day-care for children, and many other arrangements are organised differently in every country.

We just know that we wouldn’t stop making this website, no matter how much money we would win in the lottery this year. Because what makes us happy, is VAT!

If you have any comments, questions, or ideas that you want to share with us, please send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment under the posts of this newsletter on LinkedIn.


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