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Having a lot of money is indeed something that isolates against a lot of problems as you can just get people to solve them/don't need to care for unexpected cos
by RandomLensman 3y ago
Having a lot of money is indeed something that isolates against a lot of problems as you can just get people to solve them/don't need to care for unexpected costs. If you are not afflicted by some bad diseases or certain personal problems, a lot of money brings a lot of freedom to pursue whatever you fancy.
That said, a few more dollars are indeed irrelevant to happiness beyond a certain level, but orders of magnitude might not be.
- somenameforme 3y agoHahah, you know - I think you might have just explained that magic $75k number. In thinking about your post some of the most obvious examples of this would be things like your car breaking down, or needing to take a week off work, and other such things. $75k (a decade ago) is that point where you can cover these costs, whether in NYC or Bodunk, with a pretty minimal amount of discomfort. Get down into that $50k range and you're doing pretty okay (especially in Bodunk), but that's still at an income point where something like a car failure is going to be really pretty stressful.