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A fascinating Wee World Wonder is that $ does not make you happy. The research suggests that richer countries do tend to be happier than poor ones, but once you have a home, food and clothes, then extra money does not seem to make people much happier. We need $25000 a year to be happy according to the research.
Being the author of a Cookbook has not made me wealthy the wealth is knowing how awesome the book is. People have said it has changed their lives. This is richness.