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, and 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?