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By Robert Frank

studies on wealth and happiness are full of contradictions. For a long time, studies showed that more money did not bring more happiness and that happiness is left to increase after reaching a certain level of income or wealth once certain requirements were met.

Last year he met a contrary research showing that greater wealth, in fact, was that people were more satisfied with their life, even if they suffered from daily frustrations. A new study funded by the Gates Foundation, however, describes the ultra rich as lost souls caught up in the fears, concerns and cause family to have a lot of money.

According to an article in The Atlantic, "respondents were generally dissatisfied. For them, money has helped to cause profound anxieties related with love, work and family. In fact, often are unhappy even with its sizable fortunes. Many of them are still not considered financially secure, for that, they say, would require on average a quarter more wealth than they currently possess. "

-120 Respondents people with a net worth of $ 25 million or more - were asked to write the answers to certain questions. Here are some answers.

respect to envy the wealth: "If we can get people to be a little more informed, so they know to get $ 20 million or $ 200 million will not necessarily bring all what they expected, then maybe instead of that would focus on things that would make the world a better place and may help make them really happy. "

" I feel extremely lucky but it is difficult for the others, those who are not rich, believe that no more important than that ... the novelty of having money has been dissipated. "

As for why the poor should be happy " No one has the excuse of "lack of money 'for not being at peace with himself and live with honesty," writes one respondent about his family, with a touch of bitterness. "If they decide to live differently, that's their business."

regard to love: A mother writes that men in the lives of their daughters could feel "powerless" and that "its role as provider has been usurped."

regard to children: The money "is in danger of giving a distorted view of the world." Another added: "The money may destroy the sense of believing them to rights and to prevent them develop a strong sense of empathy and compassion."

"We treat our children do household chores," complained one respondent, but it is difficult to make mowing the lawn when they have "an almost full-time gardener."

For parents rich and stingy : "I grew up with a father who never wanted to cede control of their business, but I am constantly excited by the opportunity to follow in his footsteps." His wife added: "It was hard to be financially independent when the parents of [my] husband kept a tight grip on the heritage of [our] children." \\

Why the rich are smarter ?: Other people "glorifying wealth and believe that this means that the rich are smarter, wiser, more 'blessed' or some such nonsense. "

regard to inherit something :" Economic freedom can produce anxiety and doubt. In my own life, I felt intimidated about my abilities because I inherited money. "

regard to luck: " I hit the jackpot in the lottery to decide to work for the right company at the right time. I never thought that way I've won this amount of wealth. Only now I feel I am beginning to understand. "

About friends " Wealth can be a barrier to connecting with others, "writes wife a technological genius who earned $ 80 million. "Feeling that you should not share some of the stressors in my life (" Yes, I would like to have your problems "), discomfort about who should pay in a restaurant."

respect to hate the holidays this year : Robert A. Kenny, one of the authors of the study and partner of North Bridge Advisory Group, says that the rich fear the holiday of the year "and is expected to always give great gifts."

Of course, the survey, like most surveys of wealth, has an underlying message. The Gates Foundation and the Center for on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston University, led by Paul G. Schervish, proposed in part to encourage the rich to become better and more effective philanthropists. Show burdens involved in wealth helps ensure that the rich give more.

"We believe the survey will make an extraordinary contribution to help us understand what drives donors to give and what they need to give effectively," said William Deich, deputy director of public policy at the Gates Foundation in 2007, when the study was announced. (Point to more than 1,000 people with assets of $ 25 million or more. They got to 120, showing that study the super-rich sociological work may be the most difficult of all).

In fact, there may be a lot of super rich people which is really more happy because of his wealth and freedoms, choices and adventures allowed.

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