"The Secret to Happiness" A scientific study shows that the average person gets more satisfaction from spending his or her money to benefit someone else.

Here's another good reason to give - to feel better than if you spent it on yourself! This recent scientific study indicates that people feel more satisfied even with money that the researchers gave them, if they spent it on others.

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