Live happy, no matter what you earn!

"Life is coming and I'm gone..." is the chorus of one of my favorite songs. It is because it makes me reflect on how we live today, working like crazy so we can earn a lot of money and finally be happy. However, this constant stress stops us from enjoying our day by day with what we already have.

Television and media nowadays bring more and more frustration. The Hollywood celebrities show off their fabulous cribs, fancy cars and designer wear. Magazines are filled with the latest "gotta haves" and lifestyles that cost a fortune. At the end, it just makes you feel miserable. Consequently, you start working extra hours or - even worse - find yourself in debt in order to live up to a level where you don't belong... And I ask you: Are you really happy?

Instead of dreaming all the time of becoming a millionare or hoping you'll win the lottery, you should try to enjoy your life within your own budget. How many times have you stayed home because you can't afford to go for a drink at the hippest bar or because you think you are not in the same level as your friends are? The truth is that your real friends and those who truly appreciate you couldn't care less about your earnings.

You can't afford to dress with the latest brands? It doesn't matter! My mother always tells me: "It's not about the brand but about the looks". This means that as long as you know what looks good on you and how to wear it, no one will ever know how much it cost.

This doesn't mean that you should be a conformist. It's crucial to have ambitions in order to get somewhere, but you need to plan how to get there while enjoying your life.

There are so many things you could do without having to spend a fortune. In fact, sometimes when we look back, we realize that the happiest moments of our lives were not necessarily related to money.