A new study on MentalFloss.com has found that people get more happiness out of buying something for their PET than they do buying something for someone else .
. . or even themselves.
Researchers from Elmhurst University in Illinois looked at people spending small amounts of money. They gave 188 participants $5.00 . . .
and randomly had them spend the money on themselves, their pets, or someone else.
The people who spent the money on themselves typically bought food . . .
the pets usually got new toys or a treat . . . and other people would get snacks, drinks, gift cards, or a charitable donation.
And in the end, the researchers determined that buying for a pet triggered the greatest happiness.