Can money buy you happiness? Of course it can. But there’s a catch. You have to make sure you’re spending the money on the right things. Here’s what you can learn from the science of smarter spending. The connection between money and happiness is unrelated to spending. It’s the throwing it up in the air and rolling around with it on the bed that makes one happy.

+ Are happiness and health directly related? A new study suggests that meaning is healthier than happiness. (This study was carried out by really unhappy people who feel they are doing incredibly important work)