The Social s finance expert connects money and happiness in this fresh, feel-good guide to financial well-beingEverything tells us that what will make us happy can be bought, whether it s the latest gadgets, renovated kitchens, or luxury goods. But research has shown that having more money in the bank and more stuff around the house doesn't necessarily correlate with being a happier person. With Happy Go Money, financial expert Melissa Leong cuts through the noise to show you how to get the most delight for your dollar. Happy Go Money combines happiness psychology and personal finance and distills it into an indispensable starter guide. Each snappy chapter provides practical, easy-to-understand advice on topics such as spending, budgeting, investing, and mindfulness, while weaving in research, interactive exercises, and relatable anecdotes. Frank, funny, and empowering, this primer challenges everyone to revamp their relationship with their money so they can dial down their worries and supersize their joy.
Featured on The Drew Barrymore Show. The Social's finance expert gives practical advice on how to spend, budget, invest, and feel good about money.
Can money buy happiness? Maybe, but not like you may think . . .
With Happy Go Money, financial expert Melissa Leong cuts through the noise to show you how to get the most delight for your dollar.
Happy Go Money combines happiness psychology and personal finance and distills it into an indispensable starter guide. Each snappy chapter provides practical, easy-to-understand advice on topics such as spending, budgeting, investing, and mindfulness, while weaving in research, interactive exercises, and relatable anecdotes. Frank, funny, and empowering, this primer challenges everyone to revamp their relationship with their money so they can dial down their worries and supersize their joy.
"Using humor and kindness, Leong shares a lovely starter guide to living a happier life with a better relationship to your money." -Book Riot
"A book that puts money, life and happiness in perspective. Loved every minute of it." -Gail Vaz-Oxlade, author of Debt-Free Forever
"Happy Go Money is informative but also accessible, smart and funny, silly and sexy, tough and also kind. It is, perhaps, the way money has always wanted to be represented. Melissa Leong has given her a makeover-and she looks SO good." -Elaine Lui, LaineyGossip.com, and author of Listen to the Squawking Chicken
"A must-read for anyone who wants to fall in love with their money." -Shannon Lee Simmons, founder of the New School of Finance
"Leong's breezy, relatable writing style will appeal to a broad range of readers." -Booklist