Retail therapy – treating yourself to an unplanned gift to cheer yourself up – is less effective than you may think, according to a new study. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
The truth about retail therapy: if money is tight it won’t make you as happy as you think it will
- Can money buy happiness? People with limited resources or under financial stress get less satisfaction out of treating themselves, a study shows
- They may revisit their purchase and think about what else they could have done with that money, say researchers
Retail therapy – treating yourself to an unplanned gift to cheer yourself up – is less effective than you may think, according to a new study. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
