Money might buy happiness . . . but what if you're on a budget?

Forget the $300 therapy bills, the 197 secrets of happy people, the 18 steps to contentment. Happiness on $10 a Day is all you need to rediscover your joie de vivre—without breaking the bank.

Whether you're into schadenfreude, mooching, or just good old-fashioned fun, this wallet-friendly guidebook offers dozens of contentment-inducing activities. Along the way, handy icons help you find the right activity for your mood and finances.

Feeling dramatic? Try harassing a telemarketer.

Craving cute animals? Stalk a puppy.

Need a party theme? Throw a celebrity sex tape screening.

Totally broke? Time for a pub crawl pyramid scheme!

Free!

Winter or summer, city or country, alone or with friends, you don't need a trust fund to find delight in daily life. If you've got a sense of adventure, a love of mischief, and $10 to buy this book, what are you waiting for?

Heather Wagner is the author of Friend or Faux: A Guide to Fussy Vegans, Crazy Cat Ladies, Creepy Clingers, Undercover Sluts, and Other Girls Who Will Quietly Destroy Your Life (Quirk) and Happiness on $10 a Day: A Recession-Proof Guide (HarperCollins). She is currently a copywriter at Elle magazine and has been a contributor to the StyleCity Book Series, DK Travel Guides, and TimeOut Travel Guides. She has been published in Travel & Leisure, Dwell, Antenna, Domino, and on VanityFair.com, and has been a contributing editor at Plenty magazine and SOMA magazine. She lives in New York City with her husband.