A coin roughly costs 1.7 cents to manufacture.

一枚硬幣的製造成本大概是1.7美分。

So, theoretically, if you change your savings to coins and then sell them, you will end

所以，理論上，如果你把你的儲蓄換成硬幣，然後賣掉它們，你就會結束。

up richer.

變得更富有。

There are a lot of things that we still don't know about our money, even though we use them

有很多事情我們還是不知道的，雖然我們用錢，但是我們的錢還是不知道的

every single day, but can it buy happiness?

每一天，但它能買到幸福嗎？

Does making more money is going to make you happier.

賺更多的錢是否會讓你更快樂。

Most people are going to say, that's a dumb question, if having more money isn't making

大多數人都會說，這是個很愚蠢的問題，如果有更多的錢不是讓

you happen, just hand them over to me, they will certainly make me happy.

你就把它們交給我吧，它們一定會讓我高興的。

However, that's not quite accurate because it turns out that the answer to this question

然而，這並不十分準確，因為事實證明，這個問題的答案是什麼？

is a little bit more complicated than we have thought.

是比我們想象的要複雜一些。

Of course, if you are starving and don't even have a roof over you, every penny is certainly

當然，如果你飢寒交迫，連個屋頂都沒有，每一分錢肯定是

going to make you happier because they will satisfy your basic needs.

會讓你更開心，因為它們會滿足你的基本需求。

However, what if you make a little more than you need.

然而，如果你賺的錢比你需要的多一點呢。

A 2010 study has found that any additional income you make above 82K (adjusted to inflation,75K)

2010年的一項研究發現，你的任何額外收入超過8.2萬（經通貨膨脹調整後為7.5萬），就會被稱為 "額外收入"。

dollars a year in the US, isn't going to impact your day to day happiness.

美元在美國一年，並不會影響你每天的幸福。

Money is like water.

錢就像水一樣。

When you don't have it at all, that's the only thing your mind.

當你完全沒有的時候，那是你唯一的想法。

When you are walking in the desert trying to find your way out, You care about nothing

當你走在沙漠中試圖找到出路時，你什麼也不在乎了。

but water to drink, you would do absolutely anything just to have a glass of water.

但水要喝，你絕對會不惜一切代價，只為喝上一杯水。

But what happens, if you are given a glass of water, you probably would want a second

但是，如果給你一杯水，你可能會想喝第二杯水。

one, maybe a third one.

一個，也許是第三個。

However, after the fifth glass, it won't matter.

不過，喝完第五杯之後，就無所謂了。

Even if you get thirsty again, when you have gallons of water right beside you, you probably

即使你再口渴，當你身邊有加侖的水時，你大概會

won't drink it immediately because you know that you have it anyways.

不會馬上喝，因為你知道你反正有。

And that's the case with money.

而錢就是這樣的情況。

Even though we want to believe that happiness is directly related to our materialistic well

儘管我們願意相信幸福與我們的物質生活好壞有直接的關係

being, it's mostly psychological.

被，主要是心理上的。

If you are broke and you hardly make ends meet and then suddenly you win a thousand

如果你身無分文，入不敷出，突然中了千金。

dollars, you will feel like you are the happiest person in the world.

美元，你會覺得自己是世界上最幸福的人。

However, what if you make 200K dollars a year and you win a thousand bucks.

然而，如果你年薪20萬，你贏了一千塊錢呢。

Sure you will feel good about it but it's not going to make you super happy.

當然，你會感覺很好，但不會讓你超級開心。

Even though it's the same thousand dollars, it has a different impact on people based

雖然同樣是一千塊錢，但根據對人的影響不同

on their perspective of life.

在他們的人生觀上。

Lottery winners usually become the most unhappy people a year later.

彩票中獎者通常在一年後成為最不快樂的人。

Because right after receiving that fat paycheck, they rush to experience life greatest pleasures.

因為在拿到那份肥厚的薪水後，他們就急著去體驗人生最大的樂趣。

And once they run out of cash, they struggle to enjoy everyday pleasures and get into huge

而一旦他們的現金用光了，他們就難以享受日常的快樂，並陷入巨大的

debts to continue that lifestyle.

債務來繼續這種生活方式。

Nonetheless, our happiness highly depends on how we do compare to the people around

儘管如此，我們的幸福感很大程度上取決於我們與周圍人的比較。

us.

我們：

If you make 50 thousand dollars while your friends make 60K dollars year, you will most

如果你賺了5萬美金，而你的朋友們卻賺了6萬美金，那麼你將會最

likely feel unhappy, whereas if they all make 40k and you are the only one who makes 50K

很可能會覺得不開心，而如果他們都賺了4萬，只有你一個人賺了5萬。

dollars, you will feel much happier.

美元，你會感覺更幸福。

That's why with the rise of social media, it's really difficult to feel happy.

所以隨著社交媒體的興起，真的很難感受到幸福。

Every time you scroll through your Instagram, it seems like everyone is traveling and living

每次翻看你的Instagram，似乎每個人都在旅行和生活。

a life full of joy and happiness while you are the only who barely makes ends meet when

充滿歡樂和幸福的生活，而你是唯一一個勉強維持生計的人，當。

in reality most people are living a life that's not much different from yours.

在現實中，大多數人的生活和你的生活沒有什麼不同。