Study says healthy relationships increase joy more than money. In a study conducted by the London School of Economics, 200,000 around the globe were asked to link various life events to their level of happiness (ranging from 1 to 10). They found that employment was linked to happiness, but that a doubled salary or any other large financial increase was not reflected accordingly on the happiness scale. As it turns out, having a healthy and functional relationship seemed to be correlated to increased joy, above all other factors. This just goes to show: It’s not all about the Benjamins, after all.