Does money make people happy?
Heise: Only to a certain extent. The surveys show that personal happiness and satisfaction with life are not only dependent on the achievement of financial goals, but also on other objectives like self-fulfillment and career development. According to our study, people with young families are the most satisfied, although they generally have little disposable income. However, when we look carefully at this group we can see that the extent to which they have planned their finances has clearly influenced the achievement of their life aims and thus their satisfaction.
