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George Aliferis, CAIA's avatar

The chart is great but what I really want to know is the happiness / dollar spent OVER one's life. I wonder if a lifetime supply of ice cream could beat the healthy enjoyment but high upfront cost of a pool.

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JKJ's avatar

What about those material things that only work because they enable the experiential? Or more importantly the other way round. I enjoy designing and building loudspeakers (and other stuff like that). It scores very high on my experiential happiness scale. As soon as they are finished, I own another pair of beautiful things that score high on material happiness. Actually maybe that's the secret to a happy life right there -- I tinker, therefore I am.

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