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Why Your Friend Seems Happier With Less Money

My best friend makes half what I do but seems genuinely happier about money and I cannot figure out what I am missing that she clearly gets.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comparing financial satisfaction across different circumstances exposes how relationship to money matters more than absolute amounts.

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