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1、第一篇HowtoFindHappinessWithoutBuyingIt如何不花钱就能找到乐子Ourmaterialisticsocietyhasledustobelievethathappinesscannotbeobtainedwithouthavingmoney.在这个物质社会，我们深信没有钱就没有幸福感。Ratherthanlearningtobesatisfiedwithwhatwehave,wearetaughttowantmore.Welearnfromadvertising,andfromthemedia,thatweneedtobuytrinketsandtoysi

2、nordertomakeourselveshappy,ortofulfillemotionalneeds,andthatthepurchasestheyaretryingtotalkusintowillprovideuswiththepsychologicalcomfortwearelookingfor.我们不断的奢望得到更多而不是学着满足我们现有的。通过广告和媒体，我们了解到为了让自己开心，为了满足心理需求，我们需要买一些小玩意儿和玩具，仿佛买了这些东西我们就能找到一直想要的心理安慰。Unfortunately,asasocietywehaveboughtintothesemisg

3、uidedmessagesandhavecometobelievethatspendingmoneyoncertainitemswillbringusfame,fortune,happiness,beauty,orpopularity.Weendupusingmoneyasacrutchtoprovideuswithsomethingweultimatelymustfindwithinourselves.Aswebecomecaughtupinthischarade,wetradeprecioushoursofourlivestryingtoearnthemoneywehavebee

4、ntaughttocovetsomuch.不幸的是我们还是会被这些信息误导并且开始相信花钱买一些东西会带给我们带来声誉，运气，快乐，美丽或者名气。我们不断拿金钱作为靠山，得到最终想要的东西。一次一次我们深陷其中，于是，为了买到我们垂涎已久的东西，我们用宝贵的时间辛苦赚钱。Wetradehoursofourlivesworking,sacrificingtimethatcouldhavebeenspentwithourfamilies,forthepursuitofthealmightydollar.我们把生命中的每时每刻拿来工作，牺牲我们本该和家人在一起的时间，只为了追求万能的美元。

5、Inordertofindtruehappiness,wefirstmustlearntochangeourattitudesaboutmoney.Wemustlearnthatmoney,andthespendingofit,providesonlyatemporaryreliefbutdoesnotpresentuswithanyreallonglastingbenefits.Weendupowningsomethingweeitherdonotreallywantordonotreallyneed,andtheunderlyingemotionalissuesremain.为了

6、找到真正的快乐，我们必须首先改变对待金钱的态度。我们必须要知道花掉挣到的钱只是让我们暂时舒坦，却并不能带来任何持久的利益。最后我们拥有一些实际上我们根本不想要或根本不需要的东西，而内在的情感问题依然没有解决。Ratherthanfocusonthetemporarysatisfactionyoumayfeelfromspendingmoney,trythefollowingtobringyouhappinesswithoutit.与其通过花钱让自己得到一时的满足感，不如试试下面几招让你不用花钱买就感到快乐：ImagineHavingnoMoney假想自己分文没有Imaginewhat

7、youwoulddoforhappinessifyouhadnomoneyatall.Thinkabouthowyouwouldspendyourtime,andwhatyouwoulddoforenjoyment.Changeyourfocusfrommaterialpossessionstootherthingsthatbringyouenjoyment,suchasspendingqualitytimewithyourfamilyandfriends