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A new study from Cambridge University suggests that money can buy you happiness. If money can indeed buy happiness, what will you buy to make you happy?
Read the article below then share your thoughts.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1604/160411-money-happiness.html
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the relationship between money and happiness?
2. What does ‘retail therapy’ mean?
3. How would you describe your shopping habits?
4. Do you prefer online shopping or do you still like going to the store?
6 replies on “Money Can Buy Happiness”
1. What is the relationship between money and happiness?
I don’t think that the more money you have the happier you are. However I think that if you have enough money not to need to be worried about financial issues, it is easier to be happy.
2. What does ‘retail therapy’ mean?
It is the act of buying things for yourself when you are sad, for it to make you feel better.
3. How would you describe your shopping habits?
I am not whimsical and I use to buy things only when I need them. However, I have to admit that I have done retail therapy sometimes an I think that it worked.
4. Do you prefer online shopping or do you still like going to the store?
I prefer online shopping. Besides being more comfortable, you have more options and you can filter your preferences easier. Anyway, for buying clothes, I still prefer going to the store in order to try them on.
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1. What is the relationship between money and happiness?
I think money is linked to happiness. When you have more money, you have more choices about how to live your life. You can do/buy the things that make you happy. For example, I love traveling. When I have money I use it for travel.
2. What does ‘retail therapy’ mean?
The practice of shopping in order to make oneself feel very well.
3. How would you describe your shopping habits?
4. Do you prefer online shopping or do you still like going to the store?
I prefer both options. Depend of the situation I buy only or I go to the shop. If I know the brand and size I can buy online. If I am not sure I like going to the store in order to avoid mistakes.
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1. What is the relationship between money and happiness?
I think the miss of money can be you unhappy but I don’t thinks money can buy happyness. If you thinks the money can be you happy probably always you need more money o expensive things
2. What does ‘retail therapy’ mean?
I suppose that is buy things when you don’t feel very well.
3. How would you describe your shopping habits?
I am not very cunsumist. When I need o want something I buy whitout thinking but I don’t buy if I don’t need really.
4. Do you prefer online shopping or do you still like going to the store?
Before be mother I preffered buy phisically but now I am getting use ti buy online. It is confortabler.
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