Are you one of the many Americans of means and wealth and sincerely would like to stay that way? It is said that money cannot by you happiness, but it is known that being broke will not make you happy either. In fact a citizen of a nation like the United States maybe rich and happy or poor and happy. Or they might be rich and unhappy or poor and unhappy. Now then if you were to take a box drawn on a piece of paper and then section it into four smaller boxes by putting a plus sign inside and then writing; Rich and happy; poor and happy; poor and unhappy; rich and unhappy; in those boxes; then which box would you choose to live in? Probably the Rich and Happy one right?

Sure that was a tough guess indeed, wasnt it? So what you are telling me is the YOU are preferring to stay rich and be happy? Good, I agree it shows at least that you are rich and smart; of course we will save the rich and smart scenario for another article. Lets us focus now on your happiness. Since are reading this article you are Rich, which is a good thing. Either you made your money the old fashioned way; you earned it working hard and smart or you inherited it. The important thing now is that you number one keep it and number two let it work for you rather than it owning you.

I suppose at this point most would tell you to go get a good financial planner if you do not already have one, but since you are a smart person chances are you already have one. Now then you need to concentrate on the happiness part of the quadratic equation. You need to find out what makes you happy? You need a hobby or something fun to do right?

Sure, well take a yellow note pad and put on a giant T on it. Now write on the top Happiness and next write on the right side all those things you love to do and wish you had more time to do them. On the left side write all those things you dislike doing. If you are unsure of an item, whether you like or dislike it let it straddle the line. Next take all those things you like to do on another sheet of paper and put them in order from one-fifty.

Oh you do not have 50 things you like to do? Well then you are rich, smart, seeking happiness and limited. Limited is not good. So you need to go out and try new things and experiences to help you expand your list. Pick things which do not cost much first, as you want to stay rich, so if you think traveling is fun, book a cruise or package holiday to somewhere far away that looks pretty. If you think learning to fly would be fun, spend $100.00 on an introductory flight, but do not commit to lessons until you have tried fifty things. You may come back to it or you may not, you see? So go do that right away okay? Think on this.