Really interesting research Ben. Love your thoughtful approach that draws out the nuance of the research.

We have some control on how happy our money makes us through our action and mindset.

We aren't just passive in the process.

I think there are 5 factors we can control to make ourselves happier:

https://medium.com/@derekhughes1/money-can-make-you-happy-if-you-follow-this-5m-framework-7fd77c707742