For the matter of happiness, I believe those wise people out there are correct; money doesn’t guarantee any kind of happiness whatsoever.
But for some (or many?) cases, money is important (everybody knows, sure thing). Still, I am certain (and really hope) that I won’t go crazy and suddenly have some sort of mental illness once I lack money. Dear Lord, please help me.
Anyway, preparing that hard cash in your pocket, in your wallet, or even under your pillow (anyone?) is such a gorgeous effort, always.
In my case, I open two savings accounts. A woman (I forgot who, but she’s a famous one) says that having at least an account in a bank can make you feel safer in terms of finance. Do you feel the same? Well, I do.
In my 101 list, I have this one preset task to open a new savings account at another bank from mine now, but I ended up sitting before a bank customer service and created two accounts. Yes, two. 1st, the ‘regular’ one; 2nd, the term-deposit one. You know, just in case. But particularly because I’m at present planning on something big, so lots of (money) preparation is a must (though actually a small amount of money would be enough — but parents tend to exaggerate, if you know what I mean).
So, stop filling in that pillow case with your hard cash and turn around to your nearest bank. It’s such a gorgeous activity, believe me :)