中学生英语课外阅读：MoneyandHappiness

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1、中学生英语课外阅读：MoneyandHappinessItisanoftrepeatedaxiomthatmoneycannotbuyhappiness・Whilethisiscertainlytrue,povertywillnotbuyHappinesseither.Somepeoplebecomeverywealthy,yetstruggletoenjoytheirlives.Ontheotherhand,othersmanagetogothroughlifewithveryfewmoneyproblemssimplybecauset

2、heyareabletomakethemostofwhattheyhave・IdeallyyoushouldtrytocombinebothprosperityandHappiness.TodothisIrecommendthefollowingsteps:1.LearntoValueSimplicityTheaimoflifeshouldnotbetoaccumulateasmanypossessionsandasmuchwealthaspossible.Weshouldlearntobecontentwithwhatwehaveand

3、appreciatethebenefitsofsimplicity.Forexample,ifweclearoutourunnecessaryclutterwewillachieveagreaterfeelingofspaceandfreedom.Ifyoufeelhappinessisdirectlyrelatedtomaterialpossessions,youaremakingamistake.Happinesscanbegainedjustthroughbeingcontentwithasmallamountofpossessio

4、ns.Ourinnerwealthisnotjustaboutwhatwehave,butwhatwearecontenttolivewithout.1.DoNotBeAttachedtoYourMoneyDoesitpainyoutospendyourownmoney-evenifitisforsomethinguseful?EvensomeonelikeBillGatescanfeeluncomfortablespendinghisbillions;itissaidheusedtoalwaystraveleconomyclassbec

5、ausehedicin'tseetheneedtospendmoremoneyonfirstclass.Theproblemwiththis,however,isthatifwearealwaysreluctanttospendmoneywemissthewholepointofearningit.Agoodattitudeistoseemoneyasacircularflow-thatis,spendingmoneyenablesmoretocomeintoourlives.Itisnotlikeabigdamwherewejusttr

6、ytoholdontoitall.Weneedtoletthemoneyoutbyspendingonusefulandnecessarythings.Itisnogoodhavingastockpileofwaterunlessweuseittogeneratepower;similarlyitisnouseaccumulatinglargesavingsifwewefeelmiserablespendingit.2.MinimizeMoneyWorriesWewillbehappiestifwecanmakemoneyasmallpa

7、rtofourlives,andthinkaboutmoneyissuesaslittleaspossible・Tobeabletodothisweneedtoavoidcreatingsituationsofdebtasgettingoutofdebtcanbedifficultandstressful.Learntolivewithinyourmeansbyavoidingimpulsiveoverspending.Ifyoudoneedtogointodebt,planaheadandfindaloanwhichisclearand

8、manageabletorepay.Trytoavoidcomplicatedandriskyinvestmentplans;thesegiveyouthepotentialtogainmor