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     This is a tough question for me to answer as I am not very talented. Even if there is something that other people say I am talented at I just don’t believe in myself enough to say that I have enough talent to write a how-to guide for others to learn from. Saying this, I think even people who write how-to guides are obviously not going to know everything, because they are only human. So maybe I could write a how-to guide. Would it be a very good one? Who knows? Would it be a useful one? Maybe, maybe not. However, if I had to pick a topic to write a how-to on it would have to be soccer.           I have played soccer for over 11 years now and that is just organized soccer. I started playing when I was 5 but before that I would always have a ball at my foot even though I probably didn’t understand the concept of soccer. I could talk about how it is thanks to my parents and my grandparents and my culture but I have already written a personal...

     Can money buy you happiness? Funny question. Everyone always says that money can’t buy you happiness. Maybe they’re right. I think they are, to a certain extent. But money can definitely buy you comfortability and relieve stress which can definitely help lead a happier life.      If you aren’t the most affluent person you will most likely have more stress. People with less money have to worry about whether they’ll be able to pay the bills or buy food and provide for their family. This causes lots of stress and worrying. If you are in a better financial situation you won’t have to worry about this because you will be lucky enough to know that you will be eating tonight and to know that you won’t be evicted because you didn’t have enough money to pay the mortgage.      In this sense, money can buy a certain extent of happiness. Or definitely get you down the road to happiness. It is really difficult to be happy when you’re struggling to pa...