http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/05/03/they-say-your-stuff-does-t-make-you-happy.aspxBad news for &quot;retail therapy&quot; seekers everywhere: more stuff won&#39;t make you happy. At least, not for very long. This feels like old news, but it&#39;s probably worth repeating the results of a new study anyway. Especially since we&#39;reenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/05/03/they-say-your-stuff-does-t-make-you-happy.aspx#90636Sun, 04 May 2008 18:55:19 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:90636LogicalMama<p>The Dalai Lama says that no amount of material wealth will make happy soul. It has to come from within, not from outside objects.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=90636" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/05/03/they-say-your-stuff-does-t-make-you-happy.aspx#90611Sun, 04 May 2008 14:18:44 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:90611Celina<p> &nbsp; I am not sure if it was turning 40, or if it was just that we actually filled all of our needs, but shopping is just not the same any more. I've always been a garage sale shopper, so it wasn't like I was paying a lot of money for my stuff. I am much more selective then I used to be and I am doing more social type things. </p> <p> &nbsp; I have spent the past year slowly getting rid of stuff I realize I don't want any more. There are less big plastic toys, now that the kids are older. The ones I am tripping over no longer make me happy.</p> <p> &nbsp; I've noticed that if I buy tools, they make me happy for a long time. The Big Kitchen Aid was a great buy, it has made me happy for 15 years. </p> <p> &nbsp; On the whole, I'd say that we spend most of our money on food. And it does really make me happy.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=90611" width="1" height="1">