You Can Buy Happiness (And It’s Cheap)

While the new field of happiness research makes headlines, and the 99% face austerity at every turn, blogs like *The Art of Nonconformity, Zen Habits,* and *Miss Minimalist* attract millions looking to find more happiness, community, and fulfillment in less stuff, less debt, and less wage-chasing. Tammy Strobel and her husband are living the voluntary downsizing — or smart-sizing — dream and here she combines research on well-being with numerous real world examples to offer practical inspiration. Her fresh take on our things, our work, and our relationships spell out micro-actions that anyone can take to step off the getting-and-spending treadmill and into a life that’s more conscious and connected, sustainable and sustaining, heartfelt and *happy*.