" That you can work and work to build up your bank balance and then end up spending it all to outsource your life, buying back your sanity and bribing yourself to keep on going. Over a certain basic threshold, it’s simple life maths: Fewer new shiny things = fewer hours overtime = happier life. "

― Helen Russell , The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country