Why money buys happiness, even past $75k

[@Vasileski88]

This video reminded me of that saying: It's not about the amount of breaths you have taken in your life. It's about the amount of moments that have taken your breath away. Nice channel btw.

[@rmartin6914]

Perfect summary 👍

[@theriffwriter2194]

Lol...I think that's a Monroe one too

[@gendoruwo6322]

so... the peak experience is the one where from henceforth you breathe no more?

[@theriffwriter2194]

Whoever says money doesn't buy happiness, is shopping at the wrong store - Marilyn Monroe

[@softwater88]

Hello!!

[@JuanGabrielOyolaCardona]

X'D

[@s0usy531]

i told my aunt how im gonna get a car and she said whats more important than money? she said happiness In my head i was like thats bullshit MONEY DOES BUY U HAPPINESS

[@comecorrect1]

Love this quote by Marilyn it's very much true!!

[@blacklyfe5543]

Facts

[@troooooper100]

I can't understand why this channel doesn't have millions of subscribers

[@armadillito]

answerOfstupids it's probably a matter of psychology. 😉

[@ewanhassall7350]

It was actually proven that if you spend your money correctly and efficiently happiness does increase even after 75,000. The problem is that most people can't do that.

[@radanv2535]

good point, maybe we should turn it around: after a certain level of security/standard of living, the main obstacle in living your life happily/creatively is you

[@Eric.Morrison]

Not to get all zen, but I think most people don't understand *how* to be happy. We all try to have happy "experiences" (rock concerts, stargazing, falling in love) but should be *experiencing* happiness; by being present and comfortable in our minds & bodies. The last part is the tough one. Money can help, but only if you spend it in the right places.

[@GeneghisKhan]

+Eric Morrison "Spend money buying experiences, not things."

[@CyberiusT]

+Eric Morrison Most people (in the West at least) don't understand how to *be* anything. Take marriage: everyone gets all excited about the big day - when are you going to get married, who will you marry, where, how many people, what sort of service, the design of the gown/cake/flowers... And then after a few years they get divorced because they find out they don't know how to live together. Not only are they too selfish to give a little on daily decisions, they're selfish enough to fuck up their kids for life. I think this is part of why Scientology keeps milking it when so many other cults only last a decade or two - they tell people you can buy happiness, but only from the church, and then their believers are like: "I'm not happy yet - I'll give the Temple enough to make me starve for a week."

[@MimouFirst]

+Eric Morrison I think it is about experiences, but not the short fleeting ones. Nowadays we want everything fast, but if you get it fast you usually also lose/ forget it fast. Going from one thing into the other without seriously thinking / acknowledging about the last experience. I see how something like meditation could help.

[@TCTGFAM]

Did this study include people who worked their way past 75000+/month, or those who inherited their economic status? I am saying this because what this really says is that money becomes a factor of happiness beyond the 75000 peak, only as a form of achievement. And that applies mainly to people who believe that money is their primary goal to life, not people who are mainly focused for example in research, relationships etc etc

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

You learn about the existence of an old distant relatives that just leaved this world and you inherit 75,001$ Are you gonna sink into depression? The statement that money doesn't bring happiness is indeed a mantra of underachievers, it's a poor attempt to repress assumed or repressed jealousy. It can also be used a lame excuse to justify underachievement to your relatives and significant other. People who give away their money like Mother Theresa are just trying to redeem themselves of a real or perceived flaw about themselves. A very small percentage are just dumb or do it to gather admiration.

[@dereinzigwahreRahl]

Interesting reply, he was talking about other achievements as making money and you talked about how everything besides money is no achievement? I really don't get how your comment is an answer or adding anything to his.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

dereinzigwahreRahl Look at the title of video. He did speak about money too... just staying on topic here.

[@dereinzigwahreRahl]

Then comment on the video itself, don't reply to someone who wanted to talk about how other things then money can be the driving factor for a person. If you think money is the only form of achievment, thats your opinion and when you are happy with it, then fine, but that really doesnt add anything to what he said and is also no answer to his questions.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

dereinzigwahreRahl you mad bro?

[@FreestateofOkondor]

This actually reminds me of something that happened in my life. For about half a year I was really poor, really depressed and generally didn't have much hope in my life but now if I think back I actually don't remember the depression, I just remember all the great time I've had with my friends because it was the same half year I moved into a new place with all of my friends and I remember those events much more (even if they were few) than the ones where I contemplated terrible things.

[@michaeldemichele5145]

I think your videos can change lives

[@NZ.YouTube]

bullshit-free content can do wonders

[@onam3000]

My last peak was when i hit diamond in League

[@lcarthel]

I can't remember my last peak experience :(

[@Keshaire]

Cause' you're sitting in front of a screen all day.

[@arhabersham]

I see your point, but your answer (even if it was true) it doest help anybody. Not only you don't have enough data to make such a statement, but is also a potentially cruel, and completely uncalled for criticism to a stranger that just had the emotional intelligence to put his idea here. Those are the things that make you (and many other people in this world) assholes... although this might be offensive to the specific, useful body part.

[@Keshaire]

Alfredo Rafael Habersham Pabon The comment I made was meant to be taken as a joke, chap. Not literally or as a personal statement or attack on how one lives their life. I supposed one with decent experience using the internet could easily distinguish between a joke and a statement meant to be taken seriously, but I was proven wrong.

[@lcarthel]

Alfredo Rafael Habersham Pabon Thank you, Alfredo... I appreciate your kindness and empathy. I didn't take that as a joke... besides that, I'm not in front of a screen all day. It wasn't funny.

[@strategicthinker8899]

I do mine. Emigrating to Australia. Buying my first apartment.

[@agoodman1111]

This is about the tenth video I've watched in a row on this channel having only discovered it this morning. That's a compliment, by the way! However, happiness requires a lot more to be said than is possible in such a brief video. My twopenn'orth... is that happiness comes from inside, a fact evident to me because even when I'm my emotions are all over the place, I catch myself truly enjoying the roller coaster of life, and wouldn't want it any other way. I also notice that when I feel down and withdrawn, and don't wish to talk to anyone, if I can't avoid it, I find myself being naturally cheerful and friendly anyway. Happiness is a present moment thing, and not to be confused with excitement of some future expectation, or contentment about one's own past. To end with a metaphor, the sun is always shining, whether it's pissing down with rain or not!

[@zhin13]

Finding this channel was like stumbling across a torch in darkness.. you've really opened my eyes. Thank you.

[@maestrosk]

People say that their kids is the best thing in their life because of guilt and social pressure. That's basically the most cliché sentence after "nice guys finish last".

[@FeelFree3]

Is that why birthrate in first world countries are dropping?

[@FeelFree3]

Isn't it kind of upset when people can't even trust their sons/daughters....

[@theriffwriter2194]

Agreed. But the nice guy thing is still uber true. They also sleep alone.

[@sallerc]

Thinks there's a TED-talk about happiness and having kids.

[@iresharachchige9134]

hmm mine is subscribing this channel

[@callofduty4702]

Wow this study brought my awareness to a whole new level.

[@The2005rwb]

Just make the minimum wage $75k/year. Problem solved.

[@RIVERVIEWIAM]

+The2005rwb Not at all. I hope that was a joke

[@datsnek]

You should get more views! This is incredible how knowing this stuff can help anyone deal with stress and anxiety)

[@LucasdaMatta]

I saw that inconsistency too when I was reading about those studies. To me it seems like the "remembering self" is so much more important than the "experiencing self". Yet the researchers and the media seem to suggest that we should only consider our immediate emotions and disregard our life goals and realizations altogether. I think this discussion needs more space in pop culture. Thanks for your effort to do so.

[@TakeThatRage119]

One positive peak in my life is when I was in gr.9 - 10 and I dropped my grades down to better fit in. I gained a lot of friends and fell in love with the girl I least expected. Right after that the worst negative set of events happened. I lost my gf(s), lost family members, lost jobs, got expelled twice from 2 different high schools right before I could graduate, lost friends, and so much more that my life to this day has just been a cluster fuck of chaos that I can't prevent from happening. My life has been shit overall really but I've experienced what life can bring and so despite walking barefoot on broken glass through burning flames I still fight through it all and hope that one day I can turn my life around.

[@gs2tab]

Does this "ladder" graph (life satisfaction vs income) account for age? I ask because 1) Income increases with age, and 2) life satisfaction increases with age. These are fairly well known causal relationships. So is it possible that this correlation between life satisfaction and income is spurious, since age might be the confounding variable that increases life satisfaction. I'd like to compare life satisfaction with age using the same data, or just present the same graph for people within narrow age groups. This might explain why the implication that life satisfaction increases with income was not broadly publicised. Possible or not?

[@Sewblon]

There is at least one other factor here. Happiness is difficult to define. We know when we are experiencing happiness, or think that we do, not because we have a rigorous definition of it, but because we intuitively feel it. To make happiness meaningful from a scientific perspective, you have to give it a rigorous definition, and that means taking a stance on every ethical and aesthetic issue. So the way that we define happiness, and therefore the way that we evaluate our own lives, in part, depends on our values and what we think our beliefs are.

[@ludel3539]

When I was poor my happiness was not satisfactory, now that I'm rich I feel pretty damn confortable about it. I've been a poor man and a rich man, and I prefer the rich side every single day!

[@blacklyfe5543]

Facts its a mindset thing

[@quaglemy]

More videos!

[@itobyford]

This is culturally specific. Mainstream modern culture teaches us to value people according to how much money they earn. If you choose a different value system, you will not be affected by money beyond a certain level. You will also have the added satisfaction of having escaped slavery to the system.

[@Panthers1521]

Getting into Law School was my peak experience. Now a 2L.

[@lenyachleny7913]

:)

[@Panthers1521]

***** I will be fine.

[@matauw]

Thanks for explaining the untold side to the landmark study on money and happiness.

[@johntrains1317]

today i past my fire guard test :)

[@catvalentine4317]

Awesome! Was it hard?

[@CezarMS1]

Most recent peak experience? Having my whole being blown into the universe by DMT. That was quite an experience.

[@graveeking]

You know now that I think about it - my peak experience actually involved spending a lot of money. The only thing that held it back from being better was me running out of funds. And I do often reflect on that particular experience quite a lot when I think of my overall life/life happiness. Then again I love money and I always knew it bought me happiness!

[@TheScottelias]

This channel is proper good

[@samuelswenson1505]

Fact is a certain level of struggle is good for us. Yea we don't want to be starving but we don't want to be so well off that we don't have a reason to get out of bed each day either.

[@experimental2.372]

Samuel Swenson that's a poverty mindset. Many of the richest people still jump out of bed each day even when they're making in excess of a million or a billion dollars. Why? Because they have purpose

[@samuelswenson1505]

Experimental 2. More people completely destroy their lives though who have excess monetary means. The fact is having or not having money simply does not matter to a great extent. If you are living with food and shelter; and able to provide for yourself, your children and wife; than you are rich enough and more will not gain you anything; as there is no benefit above a certain amount; yet if you become unthankful for what you have sometimes it's better for all of it to be taken away, so you can struggle and realize how much blessing you actually do receive when you have everything you need. Wants are empty. It's needs that actually matter. And even if you are single, as long as you have food and clothing and are healthy you should consider yourself blessed.

[@experimental2.372]

"If you are living with food and shelter; and able to provide for yourself, your children and wife; than you are rich enough and more will not gain you anything; as there is no benefit above a certain amount" that would be your opinion and you're definitely entitled to it but that is not my view of life. people may want more money than their basic needs because they actually want to put money aside for savings, for new experiences, for investments, and philanthropic means. Many people would like to have extra money that they don't necessarily need to give to others, to add value to the world, for charitable purposes, to eliminate some of the suffering of the world etc.. and guess what.. if you only make enough money to meet your basic needs then you won't have any left over to use to benefit other people besides your immediate family. and another point is that life just sounds BORING. i believe human beings benefit greatly from a life of adventure. but technically no one needs to travel the world. so.... if you're making just enough money to meet your basic necessities/needs then you won't have any money to use for travel and gaining new experiences that cost money but ones that will enrich your life. no theme parks, No international travel, no going to the movies, no concerts, no professional massages... sounds like a pretty bleak, boring, bland and miserable life. i'd rather live in abundance, and not feel guilty about going after certain experiences that id need more money for.

[@samuelswenson1505]

Experimental 2. Well everyone is a little different. As long as you are making your money from honorable labor and live your life not harming people except those who do harm other people than I would say you are free to pursue your own interests.

[@_thechosen]

Oh yeah! This is the true purpose of life that each one of us is born to fulfill. This is the best position to have in life because only few can have such privilege. Majority of people have to accept harsh reality as it is and trade their calling for security. Not everyone can be artist, singer, dance or whoever they desire to be.

[@rzc0624]

Last peak experience- Visiting California for the first time. I don't travel very much, so it was a big deal. Any time I step outside of Florida, it's a great experience.

[@j0_ztex683]

This channel is amazing 👍🏾👏🏾

[@Lapusso650]

Parents have to say children are the best thing that happened to them. They'd be a horrible person if they didn't

[@zoravursingh5617]

people don't pretend to like their kids to be a good person

[@iloveanime9226]

even though I'm not a parent but as the oldest of them i seen how horrible children can be (as I had to take care of them while my parent are busy working) it feels like a Burning Hell at times but to be honest they are the truest people you will ever meet and it better than being in a freezing hell of loneliness. Also it is just couple years after that it gets better, as they mature (at least from my perspective) they are able to help you, we have more like a best friends relationship or better, they help me finish my projects, cover my shit in front of other people and help me with getting networks and i do the same. it is annoying at the start, then it gets better, then again it gets a little troublesome then they become teenagers and start to understand responsibility through trail and error, especially when they have work and they understand how annoying kids are and they hate them. But later on they will understand no pain no gain hit the gym I have a hate love relationship with kids but that also applies in many other places (work, school, even games(video or sports) when you team is just annoying but funny then again weird well that is Just Humans i guess)

[@JohnDoe-mv1sm]

Zoravur Singh you'd be surprised just how false that is. People will lie about anything if it's considered taboo

[@iessycugnus]

Everyone who needs a peak experience should really go to a festival with some friends. Went to Sziget this year, can't stop thinking about it and smiling

[@strategicthinker8899]

Thia was so good. Now I scientifically know why my "Imagine you're on your deathbed. What would you regret not doing in your life?" works. It's about peaks not day to day and on your deathbed you are going to remember those peaks and be satisfied with your life (or not).

[@benjaminjaton3597]

I'd like to know the sources of the claim that we only focus on peak experiences, if there are any please.

[@coreycox2345]

It was when I seemed to be making a big change in something. Nobody thought it could work but me and my belief took it pretty far before it fell apart. I remember the momentum building way more than the falling apart.

[@hasen1957]

We forget the average moments in our daily lives. We remember the things that stick out.

[@Kevin-qh1ve]

Thank you very much for the insight!!

[@robbieh6182]

Why are you placing the happiness that comes from reflection over the happiness that comes from living life? I would even argue that the emotion you feel while experiencing something is much more important than the emotion you feel when you are reminiscing. People look back at the past with rose colored glasses.

[@RobertF-]

Exactly. According to a lot of spiritual teachings it's supposed to be much more important and real to live in the moment and actually experience it, instead of living in the past and the narrative dialogue of the mind reminiscing and evaluating the story of our self constructed personalities. A good example is the things that Eckhart Tolle talks about.

[@vermashwetank]

"You think I am a really profound scientist, that's baloney. I enjoy the work and I enjoy the people and that's what drove it"- Rainer Weiss, one of the founding scientist of LIGO that detected the gravitational waves. I heard this in a startalk podcast today as he was answering a question about what drove him to go after black hole 30 years ago even though no one believed in it. I don't know why but this was my recent peak experience.

[@monkiram]

I don't think the ladder question is a good measure of life satisfaction. People who are rich and are asked how close they are to their best life probably realize that their life won't get much better because they already have money and most things that people strive for to make their lives happier. So people whose incomes are very high may have answered that question in a more logical way, as opposed to basing it on the satisfaction they really feel in their lives.

[@NZ.YouTube]

Thank you for the video. I'm no expert but it seemed very informative and well done and most importantly, it all sounded very reasonable.

[@srunewton]

You should write a book! You are a master!

[@MCC900]

One thing's for sure. If you don't have enough money to hire someone to do everyday chores, work tends to pile up really fast. If you have to cook your own meal because restaurant food is too expensive, that's another thing you have to get your head over every single day. For me, this is the worst: money may not buy happiness, but it certainly saves yourself a lot of time to focus on your goals. Some people live their whole life without knowing what it is like to have to sweep their own floors everyday, wash their own clothes, making repairs... and specially, having the pressure of not getting with cash to the end of the month makes you think twice about every decision you have to make. Every pleasure that requires money usually becomes a problem a few weeks later, so you have to go cheap most of the times. Yes, you can still be happy, but every commodity in this world takes up cash. Of course you can choose not to do money-based pleasure, but it's a lot harder to move without stress in life with a limited budget. You can also choose not to clean your home as often, but things get filthy and broken as time passes and having a dirty home always makes you feel worse. Not to mention you can have one or more people to take care of (elderly relatives, children, handicapped...), and then having no cash to get someone to be there at least a couple of hours while you work can be tough. Having only yourself and your goals to care about is essential, at least for me, to get a truly happy life, and a lack of money means you very likely are forced to do things you do not like, everyday. There are also other factors that affect what you are or are not forced to do everyday though, like how advanced the place you're living at is. Living in the middle of a city in europe, for example, will usually be a smoother experience, even if you're below the poverty line: systems that deal with bureocracy for every thing you need, stores where you can buy nearly anything you could need and a wider array of available services usually makes life easier. Knowing that there always exists a place near your home for that specific problem you have and all you have to do is go and pay, even if it takes a hit on your economy, definitely improves life in my opinion. ...aaaand that came out long. Sorry xD

[@naturallaw1733]

To me what Happiness means is the Overall value given to ones Life. Money can BUY you experiences of Happiness but it Can't keep you Happy. One needs to discover what truly keeps them Happy and adjust their Life to fit in that mold. And what you really find is that Happiness is really just about living Modestly. Appreciating having many of the Basic things in Life is what can help you Live a most fulfilling one.

[@Orf]

How do you know higher satisfaction of life and children is based in peak experiences?

[@arelleu7686]

You sir....have a great channel

[@johnmilton607]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think peak experiences has something to do with partners who aren't able to let go of a relationship. They may fight all the time but if they reflect on the relationship, what they're remembering are the peak experiences when they are most happy. And so they think that their partner is a source of happiness instead of the other way around. Would love to hear your opinion on this. Anyway, great video. Keep it up.

[@mt.doomer6645]

Now the hard part is just getting to 75k!

[@Fascistbeast]

Opiate Kitten Lol mate in Australia 🇦🇺 75K is the average middle class income with housing prices Worth 1.2 million dollars!!! Subd great channel

[@Frankx520]

What a goooood channel!

[@jess5660]

Last Friday, at a live set of my fave dj :)

[@waterflawsnomdeguerre2045]

The more power and possessions we have, the better we think we are, especially when we compare ourselves to other people and species. Isn't this one of those paradoxes?

[@sabr3cat188]

While additional funds bring a sense of security, can one not argue that a surplus of funds brings need to gain more? Does it not bring increased paranoia and fear over who will be out to attack you and steal your riches? I could also imagine that those who have less are often better st accepting what they have and are more freely giving of none-necessities. And in response to this video, I would argue that increased wealth is, by the majority, so detrimental to one's ability to have experience-based happiness that it can in fact create depression. What is to be said of that? I know I haven't cited any figures; these were just the thoughts that appeared off the top of my head.

[@radanv2535]

I'm yet to find a better mix of balanced info, brief(!), topical and to-the-point channel! (...and it makes a perfect counterpoint-companion to SchoolOfLife)

[@andrewgodly5739]

Well when I reflect on my life I really feel quite depressed, and the more I experience the more depressed I get. My peaks seem to be negative, they're like giant craters and the more I live the more meteors hit the craters creating holes to the center of the earth releasing fiery doom upon me

[@BaryLevi]

I think some people with very high income work in higher risk jobs, such as the stock market, business management, etc. The fear of losing money can be quite stressful, and maybe they are less happy than the average worker because of this stress.

[@paragon1782]

I honestly hate it when people say money doesn't make you happy. The rapper Logic said it best i think, "Money don't buy happiness, but that shit can support it. What's a family of five if you cant even afford it?" Buyng things won't make you happy, but being able to buy things for your loved ones and have the freedom to spend time with them instead of work will. In addition to what this video said. Strong case that money does buy happiness!

[@brookssilber]

I think my last peak expireience was either at my first airplane ride or fly boarding.

[@lazc7510]

the music goes in. does it have a name?

[@heyeho]

The problem here is that some people associate money with "meaningful life" too much. I guess the people who earn more than 75k and are more satisfied with their overall life think that they "built something", that they are "leaving a positive mark on earth". Just like the people who have kids have more overall satisfaction with their lives. Maybe are we too attached to money, some of us consider they life will be successful if they make a lot of money. But I think that to have the most overall satisfaction with your life, you must have felt some purpose in your life, done something good. I think the people who have the most overall satisfaction have the feeling that they did something in order to leave the earth a better place than if they did not existed. I am not saying money is totally incompatible with that, it sure can help most of life purposes but I guess some people can find meaning and satisfaction in their lives without a whole bunch of money

[@normalguycap]

Money frees you from the low tiers of the self-actualization pyramid. It enables you to pursue happiness. Anyway, the same concept applies to Doctors saying "That wasn't so bad was it." to a painful experience to reduce your trauma of a hard procedure. Psychology is neat.

[@Catmomila]

I don't quite remember my last peak experience. I would need a better definition of it, because I could be choosing something that had a strong emotional impact but that haven't lasted for long and haven't had many repercutions on the rest of my life. Or something that wasn't as emotional when it happened but I later realized something that had big repercutions in my life and became very emotional when I realized that thing.

[@killj0y107]

making more money also comes with more stress and pressure to perform in your job/career. no one will give you 300k a year to be average at your job. Being broke is shit too, you have to find a balance. between 100k-250k a year is enough to be happy imo, making more can be more rewarding and you shouldn't settle, but don't give yourself a heart attack stressing and chasing(I've seen it with several salesmen).

[@strategicthinker8899]

DELEGATE. Earning 1 million and 1 billion takes about the same amount of effort.

[@PvblivsAelivs]

My assessment of this is a little different. The statistic you keep insisting is "being left out" only measures how much people buy into the notion that money buys happiness. If people are convinced that money is an indicator of their success in life, they will report higher on that "ladder" the more money they have. After all, they cannot be comparing to other lives they might have had and know nothing about. Simply put, I don't think the statistic says what you are trying to represent it as saying.

[@baconmunchh]

Money bought me an amazing kitten. of course money buys me happiness

[@Briluvr]

but on the flipside money and success can be very isolating which often leads to the rich being angry and paranoid. Certain needs must be met with money and having a surplus will add to that satisfaction but I have often seen people change for the worse when their incomes pass $300,000/yr

[@dannydkf3908]

A guy hit me with his leg in the forehead and broke my frontal bone. It also fractured my sinus, so I was bleeding quite a lot for 2 weeks. Thanks God it didn't require surgery and it all turned out good, my bones healed and now it looks like it never happened :)

[@Derekivery]

Since I don't make $75K a year I am not happy on any level, lifetime or day to day.

[@DarkSaruman]

I made 1800 dollars in the last 5 months which is a $4500 per year and I am very happy. However, I have a friend who pays a lot of stuff for me so I get to experience not only peak moments but also day-to-day experiences. For example, he loaned me money for the Ultra festival, he loaned me money so I can buy a laptop and such. So perhaps my $4500 per year is not correct since I have that friend but I think the biggest reason why I feel happy is because I feel I am in control of my life. I deserve my current life situation. I was unfortunate to be addicted to porn and video games and waste 8 years of my life on it so I after those 8 years I didn't have any knowledge I could cash in. But after I got clean I realize I have the potential and the resources to advance in life.

[@DarkSaruman]

>I have seen many people watch porn and told me they watch many hours of porn and still manage to mingle with lots of chicks. I also know these types of people. But my point still stands. Watching porn makes no sense. It simply can't live up to the real thing. It also teaches men women are sex objects which you can use to do everything you want, however you want. But if you try that in real life women will object, and you wouldn't understand why because you have been learning the opposite from porn throughout your whole life. No need to justify yourself, my point was there are a lot of people with similar problems anywhere in the world. So that's why the country doesn't matter :)

[@DarkSaruman]

Thanks. All the best wishes to you too :)

[@pupnoomann7866]

Well, this is just because of our society that equates success with money.

[@MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs]

Probably someone who earns $75.000 is forced to face a boss, a work mate or clients in a regular basis, and there's a good chance some of the times he wasn't really up for it, which is annoying, whilst a millionaire will have much more freedom to avoid unwanted things. This affects life satisfaction. Plus, a millionaire can venture into wishes a $75.000 earner simply can't. In summary, the more money you have, the more access to different possibilities you have. This sounds good, doesn't it?

[@Rohit0406]

It could in part be due to correlation rather than causation. I.e. The people who made more made more money may have had better, healthier habits in life which could have increased their happiness overall and in turn those good habits were productive towards a higher income.

[@Onetime4justice]

Well I'm use to being broke but this just made me think of how I have no friends and my peak was having physical contact with a female several months ago.

[@gendoruwo6322]

I thought the cap to happiness level is one that, at certain point, nothing makes you feel happy anymore, that no matter how much money you have, you feel miserable all the time anyway.

[@voidui8246]

My latest peak experience is -scolding -scolding -scolding -food -and scolding I'm not happy.

[@eirikmurito]

did they take into consideration that the 75k-and-up jobs are more stressful and time consuming?

[@johnholmes8315]

Apparently not, but it's not that bad. I mean you can save for early retirement. I don't even need 75k, for me personally 25k is more than enough, just make it be stress free.

[@errl]

Money doesn't buy happiness. Money is happiness

[@servantof1god]

This guy, I have a hard time locating his accent. Could someone help?

[@misaelarroyo5971]

Eminem - Money can’t buy happiness, it buys crazy ass happiness

[@UltimatePerfection]

Money by itself can't buy happiness, but it can buy things that gives happines. Such as PC that will be underutilized by AAA games for the next 10 years or brand new Nintendo Switch.

[@RafaelSantos-gm5ed]

2:20 Eating Children KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK xD

[@boxed_goat6794]

Money can buy tickets to Disneyland. Disneyland can bring happiness. Money CAN buy happiness!

[@naturallaw1733]

hurray Disneyland ! ; D

[@lambosforusal]

great, i should go and take xtc now. peak experience to the fullest haha!

[@FearlesslyRed]

I love this,

[@bobbypatton4903]

climbing mountains. get it? "Peak" experience yarharhahrhahrhhshshhshaha.... srlsy though, climbing mountains makes me happy even though the very action of doing it is basically miserable

[@ПетърПетров-ъ9л]

+Bobby Patton litterally and metaphorically simultaniously. Very good example man :)

[@LmagnifiCent]

wow amazing

[@commonberus1]

$75K is a rather in exact measure since many places, in the world are much more expensive to live than others,

[@dwtp1080]

i've never had a fucking peak experience in my life. I dunno, finishing dragon ball z as a kid?

[@strategicthinker8899]

You need to chance it more. No guts, no glory.

[@awfullyawful]

In terms of income, this might be true for a single person with no debt. In Chicago rent in a place where your likelihood of being shot is lower will run about $2k. Your 75k after taxes is 52k, after rent it's 28k, after student loan payments it's 24k, how about health insurance? I pay 700 a month. Now you have 15k. If you like to eat foods other than instant ramen noodles, yo ass is living paycheck to paycheck off $75k. At least you're happy.

[@oM477o]

Reflecting on my life makes me very depressed. I'm more of a 'live in the moment' type person

[@NickoGibson]

It's not about a number. People are happier when they have more than their peers. That's the strongest correlation I see in all the statistics And I see it in the world all the time. People are born narcissistic and egotistical.

[@alexw9333]

Is this not a matter of your upbringing? And possibly the environment you reside in(If you already have an income to make a living)

[@SalemGTV]

my life feels like a flat line tho

[@Noobs4020]

When you realise that most likely for your entire existence you will only be happy for ...2-3 hours lol

[@broadcase21]

MONEY buys happiness!!!

[@cool3500]

Actually money do more at helping experiencing things rather than bringing you happines when you reflect about your life.

[@RiderForge]

Agree to disagree; these transient moments of reflection on your life achievements are not as important as day to day happiness even if the regular days don't stand out. You spend 95% of your time in this day-to-day mundane state and very little time sitting there reflecting on your yearly income or single greatest achievement. I'd rather be happy 95% of the time. There are plenty of studies showing that transient good and bad events in your life contribute very little to your overall lasting happiness or sadness; winning the lottery and paraplegics come to mind. You feel really good or really bad for a while but eventually you return back to your baseline and you're just as happy or unhappy as you were before the achievement or sentinel event.

[@Baamthe25th]

Typical journalism. "A study say " followed by whatever the journalists want to say justified by some nitpicking (or a study that is that consequential if you dig a bit. )

[@fairytaleoverworlds7795]

Nah the problem with this video is that people simply lie about life satisfaction: "I make $100,000 so I shouldn't really complain. I'll just say life satisfaction is a 9/10."