The best way to become happier and live more carefree:
Lower your standard of living.
For example:
- I only eat cheap industrial meats — 99 cents a pound for pork, $1 a pound for chicken, $2.99 a pound for beef. Only shop at “ghetto” or “poor people” grocery stores.
- Prefer to look or seem poor, than to seem rich (and actually be cash poor in reality).