The Cost of Happiness

(Originally Aired: 4/10/18) Guest: Ed Diener, PhD, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utah, Utah Valley University They say money can’t buy happiness, but that’s baloney. Lots of research shows income is connected to happiness. The trickier question is: just how much money do you need for optimal life satisfaction? According to newly-published research, the magic number is $95,000 a year, on average, worldwide.