Money is an emotional issue, especially during economic hard times. Social scientists have always warned that once a person’s basic needs are met money doesn’t buy happiness. But if you’re wondering, or maybe even arguing over, what to do with any precious discretionary income these days, a new study suggests how to get the biggest emotional bang for your buck.
Ryan Howell, an assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State University, found that buying experiences — such as vacations, going to the theater or renting a sailboat — gave people more happiness than buying material things. The study, of 154 people ages 19 to 50, showed that experiences increase happiness …Â More info
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Last September, I attended my very first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH.
This was no doubt the most exciting and all-time best weekend of my life, and hopefully I’ll get to go again next year.
Other than just sitting down in your assigned seat in the grandstands and watching the Sprint Cup race, there are so many other things to do during the weekend.
So I am going to share the ten things you must do when attending a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, to make your weekend just that better. If you’ve never been to a race before, I suggest you try the things on my list if you ever get the chance to go some day.
10. Shop ’til you drop! … More info
Robert Hight is the fastest qualifier in top fuel, with Ashley Force Hood and John Force close behind.
The skies cleared just long enough Saturday for John Force Racing to establish itself as the favorite funny car team in today’s NHRA drag races in Pomona.
In the first and only round of qualifying for the season-opening Kragen O’Reilly Winternationals at Auto Club Speedway, Force driver and defending race winner Robert Hight posted the fastest time of 4.037 seconds down the 1,000-foot track…Â More info
A week after the 2007 National Rally Champion Ronald Ssebuguzi disclosed that it will take a miracle to feature in the season opener set for Mukono on February 15, he remains optimistic that he still has chance to make the cockpit in time for flag-off in time.
“The repairs on the car (Mitsubishi Evo.IV) are behind schedule but the mechanics will step up and put in extra hours to ensure that we are ready,†Ssebuguzi told Sunday Monitor as he gears up for next weekend’s CBS Premier Sprint…. More info
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