Consumers Find Ways to Spend Less and Find Happiness - NYTimes.com

[thinking_lotus]

FOR the last four years, Roko Belic, a Los Angeles filmmaker, has been traveling the world making a documentary called “Happy.” Since beginning work on the film, he has moved to a beach in Malibu from his house in the San Francisco suburbs.

San Francisco was nice, but he couldn’t surf there.

“I moved to a trailer park,” says Mr. Belic, “which is the

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[just_jenni]

What a great, affirming article! I was thinking about this just this morning. But in a different way. I have acquaintances who are very competitive with each other over how they are educating their children and think that by pushing their kids into what the parents want the kids to do/be is the right way to go. After all, they want their kids to have the best chance at the best jobs later in life and make the most money!

I've been guilty of thinking this way myself. But in the meantime I've seen too many miserable kids, working at jobs they hate or are at the best, very, very stressful. And earning money to do what? Either buy all the rich man's toys and compete with the neighbours for ever 'better', newer things, or save your money and do nothing enjoyable until you die, leaving it all to someone else.

No, thanks. I can get more joy out of a long walk on a beautiful day than I can out of fighting the traffic in my brand new car.

I totally get where this article is coming from. And hallelujah to that!