The Cost of Connection: Money’s Role in Friendships and Relationships
By Mahveen Khalil Money doesn’t buy happiness - or so they say. I would argue to the contrary - though not in the way you might think. I don’t mean the satiation of materialistic desires, like buying that sports car or the designer bag you’ve been eyeing for who knows how long. I mean that money can enhance, or sometimes even cost us, something far more valuable: our interpersonal connections. Though this might seem like a redundant statement to make, there really is a psychology behind...