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"Together they pored over the research into the relationship between money and happiness and came to the conclusion that if you want to be happy you should buy experiences, make those experiences treats instead of routines, share them with others, buy them as far in advance of when you will enjoy them as you can, and avoid wasting money on objects that won’t affect how you will spend your time on the typical Tuesday."
This is why I love spending money taking people out to dinners and events. If the choice is to stay at home because someone doesn't have the money versus going out if I offer to pay, I'll easily offer up the money in exchange for the company.
I once wrote a poem (it may still be around here somewhere) about how money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy a teddy bear to give to the child in need of some tender care.
At the beginning of that article, out of the three scenarios given, I still would go for the mansion and the car, because I have no interest in spending an entire month on the space station (maybe a two day visit I might go for) or playing guitar with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
But dinner with friends cooked by Gordon Ramsay - priceless, and I'm pretty sure it would cost more than $1000 as is. Now, making that offer versus the car, eh, I can be content looking at the car in pictures than actually owning it, so I'd still pick Ramsay. Making that offer versus the mansion, the mansion actually looks better because it would include a pool, a big kitchen, a game room, media room - things that could be used to make other memories with good friends, and in that case I'd pick the many memories over the one interesting evening. But do note, it's only because I'm translating the mansion back into memories versus cash value that I would pick it over dinner with Ramsay.
This is why I love spending money taking people out to dinners and events. If the choice is to stay at home because someone doesn't have the money versus going out if I offer to pay, I'll easily offer up the money in exchange for the company.
I once wrote a poem (it may still be around here somewhere) about how money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy a teddy bear to give to the child in need of some tender care.
At the beginning of that article, out of the three scenarios given, I still would go for the mansion and the car, because I have no interest in spending an entire month on the space station (maybe a two day visit I might go for) or playing guitar with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
But dinner with friends cooked by Gordon Ramsay - priceless, and I'm pretty sure it would cost more than $1000 as is. Now, making that offer versus the car, eh, I can be content looking at the car in pictures than actually owning it, so I'd still pick Ramsay. Making that offer versus the mansion, the mansion actually looks better because it would include a pool, a big kitchen, a game room, media room - things that could be used to make other memories with good friends, and in that case I'd pick the many memories over the one interesting evening. But do note, it's only because I'm translating the mansion back into memories versus cash value that I would pick it over dinner with Ramsay.
