I think the takeaway from such studies is that there is a zone of income levels that may have some correlation happiness, beyond which the correlation fades
It’s certainly possible to be truly broke and happy, but hardships make that unlikely
Similarly having your needs comfortably taken care of helps, but beyond that, you have to make the right choices with that financial freedom to actually be happy
Exactly 🎯
I’m sure it’s a slippery slope on the individual level. I used to be way broker than i am now, and i’m happier now that every day isn’t a serious struggle. But i can already see where certain decisions could start to fuck that up. Like i could buy a new car, but why? I think i would be unhappy after doing that bc my car works fine and it would set me back years in terms of financial comfort
I understand your point
Exactly. More nuanced (and obvious) that an idealistic and over simplistic money!= happiness
