The good life? How much money do you need to be happy? For many, the answer to this question is simple: "More!" Despite paying lip-service to the notion that money and material things are secondary to family, love, an friends, people all around the world still pursue money as if it is the only thing that can make them happy. Everyone seems to be working harder and harder for higher pay at the expense of spending time with their families. People are spending more than ever before, and going deeper and deeper into debt each year. We want bigger apartments in better neighborhoods, the newest model cars, and bigger wide-screen TVs. It's "the good life," and more and more people are clamoring to get it. But does having and spending a lot of money really make us happier? Researchers found out long ago that the link between income and happiness is rather weak for most people. Many conclude that once you have enough money to meet basic needs such as food and shelter, having more money does little to help your happiness and general atisfaction with life. As a matter of fact, a recent study of 1,000 people in the United States found that people earning $1,000 or less a month were reportedly slightly happier than those whose monthly income exceeded $4,000