More money, more problems? Study finds if money = happiness By Talker News Nov 9, 2026 Nov 9, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (Photo by kaboompics via Pexels) By Talker By Stephen BeechRelationships matter more than almost anything else when it comes to happiness, according to new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qmp?5 >@C6 >@?6J 5@6D?’E >62? >@C6 92AA:?6DD[ DF886DED E96 DEF5J]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%9:CE66? =625:?8 H6==\36:?8 D4:6?E:DED E@@< A2CE :? 2 +@@> 42== E@ 5:D4FDD H92E E96:C 4@==64E:G6 e__ J62CD @7 92AA:?6DD C6D62C49 2?5 E96:C @H? =:G65 6IA6C:6?46D C6G62=D 23@FE =:G:?8 2 8@@5 =:76 2?5 E96 7FEFC6 @7 E96 7:6=5 E96J 96=A65 E@ 4C62E6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\A2C28C2A9Qm%96:C C67=64E:@?D[ H6C6 C6A@CE65 :? 2 A2A6C :? 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US national debt keeps rising after years of tax cuts – and this will make policymaking all the more difficult
