Happy Money

Happy Money argues that money is never emotionally neutral: every transaction carries the feelings behind it, and that emotional residue shapes both the giver and the receiver. Ken Honda distinguishes between 'Happy Money' — money given and received with gratitude and generosity — and 'Unhappy Money,' tied to scarcity, guilt, resentment or fear.

Drawing on his own background running an accounting firm, a consulting business and a venture capital company, Honda walks through practical habits for treating money as a welcome guest rather than a source of anxiety: learning to receive without guilt, giving without keeping score, and building what he calls a higher 'money EQ.' The book blends personal-finance advice with the gratitude-centered self-help register that has made Honda one of Japan's best-selling authors, with over seven million books sold since 2001.