Fed chief Bernanke tells graduates: Don’t go for the gold, be happy

Your parents were right. Money can’t buy you happiness.

That was the message from the Federal Reserve chairman Saturday to graduates of the University of South Carolina.

"We all know that getting a better-paying job is one of the main reasons to go to college. … But if you are ever tempted to go into a field or take a job only because the pay is high and for no other reason, be careful!" Ben Bernanke said in his commencement address.

"Having a larger income is exciting at first, but as you get used to your new standard of living and as you associate with other people in your new income bracket, the thrill quickly wears off," he said.

By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer

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