Recently, a study was published in the journal Nature Human Behavior that proved income can have a direct correlation on human well-being and life satisfaction.
People often ask me, "why is it that you sound so upbeat in the morning"? "Why are you in such a good mood when I hear you on the radio"? My answer is...coffee. Yeah, I'll drink about three cups by six am and perhaps another after that.
Everyone wishes they had more money. Most people want a little more money because they think they will be happier with that extra money. There are plenty of miserable rich people!
As the LOLCats would say, "I haz a sad". In a survey done by Gallup, the Utica-Rome area was 179 on a list of 188 on a list of the happiest places in America. Being 10th from the bottom of the list kind of makes me feel sad.