The Best Things in Life Aren't Free

The best things in life arefree nt Love is freen ...or is it? Dating site subscription (monthly price) £12.99 UU First date £72.23 (average cost) Pack of condoms £6.20 ! (price per pack) Apology flowers (per bouquet) £12.99 Wedding (average cost) £18,244.00 Cost of raising a child (from cradle to college] £222,458.00 Family is freen ...or is it? Christmas (cost of gifts for the entire family) £445.00 !!! Psychotherapy (cost per session) £45.00 Sumiles are freen ..or are they?! Dental floss (cost per pack) £1.50 Toothbrush £3.09 (price per brush] *@8!*£ £36.00 Routine dental check-up (price per session) Orthodontic treatment £3,000.00 (Teeth straightening) (cost for course of treatment] Laser teeth whitening £99.00 (cost per treatment) Friends are freen ...or are they? Buying your round (cost per round) £13.00 Staying in touch (mobile phone bill per month] £36.59 Birthday cards (cost per card) £2.99 'Lending' money to friends in need £102.00 (cost per year) dunsets are freen ..or are they? Flight out of the UK to closest sunny destination (price for one way ticket from London to Marseilles) £50.00 Memories are freen ...or are they? Film processing (price per 24 exposure roll) £8.00 Photo album (average price) £3.80 Online digital photo storage £5.00 (cost per month] Tattoo of romantic partner's name (price per tattoo) £82.47 Laser tattoo removal £60.00 (cost per session] Happiness = ☺ a + B/£/$ + ɛit ? According to the Easterlin Paradox – one of the most influential 'happiness economics' theories of the 20th century - money only has the power to increase happiness up to the point that our basic needs are met. Beyond, this threshold, its happy-making powers tail off. UU However, a new theory, developed by economists at the University of Pennsylvania, holds the exact opposite position: more money will always make us feel better. The researchers an polls on their citizens' well being. They found that as countries get richer, levels of happiness rise, leaving them to conclude there is no "happiness plateau". the incomes of 122 countries, along with Average prices are shown LUMA Sources: http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/money-actually-does-buy-happiness-says-study- 130116?news=846763 www.luma.co.uk http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-07/business/35441224_1_day-to-day- happiness-angus-deaton-real-relationship http://uk.financeyahoo.com/news/how-much-your-friends-cost-you.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300209/What-economic-crisis-Wedding-rises- 22-000-bank-mum-dad-foots-bill.html http://www.bos.org.uk/orthodonticsandyou/faqsonadultorthodontics/howmuchwillitcost http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/home-cents/from-the- first-date-to-i-do-love-now-costs-4384208/article8299819/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2305889/Cost-throwing-childrens-birthday-party-soars-500.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/4603180/Digital-storage-for-family-memories.html http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-much-your-friends-cost-you.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/home-cents/from-the-first-date-to-i-do-love-now-costs-4384208/article8299819/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2013/01/11/mom-was-wrong-money-does-indeed-buy-happiness-theres-research-to-prove-it/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness_economics http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-much-your-friends-cost-you.html http://www.meconsultancy.com/call_charges/call_charges.html http://www.lv.com/assets/pdfs/other/COAC-10-report.pdf http://www.onlinedatinggeek.co.uk/how-much-does-match-com-cost/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/10072716/Average-wedding-now-costs-more-than-18000.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/9914833/Why-children-spend-more-on-Mothers-Day.html http://metro.co.uk/2008/01/20/private-dentist-fees-close-in-on-nhs-605610/ http://www.billmonitor.com/why-the-right-contract.html http://www.whatprice.co.uk/dentist/dentures.html