Happiness Pays

If you’re a happy teenager, will you wind up a wealthier adult? Seems so. A new study out of London finds that the happier, more satisfied you are in your teens and early 20’s…the more money you’ll make years down the road.

Happiness was associated with several factors that could influence future income… including increased likelihood of getting a college degree and then getting hired, heightened optimism, and being extraverted and less neurotic. Bottom line, wealth can influence happiness, and it appears happiness can also influence wealth.

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