Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness
Relationship expert shares secret of self-worth for “I Want To Make You Happy” Day

Los Angeles – February 27, 2009 – In recessions, many women who are married are struggling to keep marriages happy and content and many think the way to survive this is to do whatever he wants but according to one marriage expert, the opposite is true.

“Women tend to over compensate by spending. Spending is a coping mechanism for dealing with stressful times, and they think other people want that “stuff” too,” says Susan Birmingham, founder of www.esteemprinciple.com.  “You don’t have to spend a cent to create the sense of security, happiness and really being happy. You can eliminate the fear, create the feeling of safety and security, and enhance the positive feelings not only about yourself, but about your spouse and  your marriage.”

In honor of “I Want You To Be Happy Day” on March 3, Birmingham shares five secrets to being happy without spending a lot of money:

1.    When you wake up in the morning, the very first thing one should think is “What can I do to make my husband happy today.” Also, make a decision to make yourself happy.
2.    Go and greet your husband in a loving, kind way.  Say “good morning” and give him a kiss – even if he has morning breath.
3.    If he eats at home, what is his favorite breakfast?  Make it for him. If he doesn’t eat at home, send a note to him that shares how much you love him via email, text, voicemail, or handwritten.
4.    Plan an unexpected random act of kindness for him.  Look the part of being happy. – part of that is feeling pulled together. When you look nice, you feel nicer.
5.    Before he comes home, create the atmosphere you want to enjoy with him.

Birmingham says that it’s all in the little things that create the ambiance of happiness. “When you live the experience, he will want to be a part of it,” she says. “And it doesn’t cost you anything.”
Susan Birmingham is a certified life coach who helps married women to overcome obstacles, rediscover themselves and re-ignite the fire and passion in their marriage.  By working one to one and group coaching, she provide tools, tips  and techniques that women use to celebrate their own lives in order to create life-long, stable relationships. For more information visit www.esteemprinciple.com.

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Contact:
Susan Birmingham
Founder, Esteem Principle
Phone number – (562) 230-8608
Email address – Susan@SusanBirmingham.com