You’ve no doubt heard that things won’t bring you happiness . . . yet we all still buy more and more stuff. Buying things doesn’t make us happy for many reasons: possessions are only temporary, possessions require maintenance, possessions make us worry about damage and theft, and no matter how much you have, some- one else will always have more. So instead of looking to fill your happiness void with buying more things, try having fewer things. Redirect your buying desires to other pursuits that are more lasting.