> I believe a few years ago there was research stating that roughly speaking, 70K per year (in spending) is the happiness threshold. > Any spending above it le

> I believe a few years ago there was research stating that roughly speaking, 70K per year (in spending) is the happiness threshold. > Any spending above it leads to no, marginal, or only temporary extra happiness. You are quoting an outdated study. New research [1] has shown that happiness does in fact not plateau at 70k, unfortunately [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/02/07/new-study-shows-that-more-money-buys-more-happiness/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/02/07/new-study...