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How We're Learning to Be Happy With Less

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To me, paying down a debt, whether it is a credit card, mortage, my kid's student loans- brings me a sense of satisfaction. I would prefer the sensation of satisfaction to the less rewarding sense of physical pleasure that buying a new gadget, a nicer car or a fancy dinner gets you.

John D of VA 3:43PM January 06, 2011

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The global economy is mysterious, even scary. Chief Business Correspondent Rick Newman connects the dots. In addition to his writing for U.S. News, Rick is the co-author of two books: Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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