Would knowing that you are among the TOP 1% earners in the world make you happy? How much does one need to earn to be among the TOP 1% of the world? US$ 34,000 or about S$ 45,000 per year. Only so little? Yes! Don’t you feel much happier already?  After all, often it only depends on the perspective on life you take to feel grateful and happy! Still have doubts that this could be true? Source: World Bank economist Branko Milanovic “The Haves and the Have-Nots” (2010).  Ok, that is a bit old data.  But I reckon the figures have not shot up by too much since then. Want some more?  Going down the distribution ladder may be just as surprising.  To be in the top half of the globe, you need to earn just US$1,225 a year.  Enter the top 10% with US$12,000 a ......