> The idea that it plateaus is a well studied phenomenon; most people don’t get significantly happier after 75k or so a year. That claim is 100% bullshit and I

> The idea that it plateaus is a well studied phenomenon; most people don’t get significantly happier after 75k or so a year. That claim is 100% bullshit and I'm surprised anybody on HN would ever believe it. Just consider housing prices alone! Where was that study done? Bumfuck, Nowhere, where a 2,000 sq ft house is $50K and you can live like a king on $30/hr? Was it done in 1990 or something? Go to ANY major city and $75K/year won't even buy you a modest condo, let alone a house. You'll struggle to even raise a family in an apartment on that. I can certainly tell you that I'm much happier making $200K/year than when I was making $100K/year. $100K paid all the bills and still had decent disposable income. $200K means I can buy a $2,000 GPU and not feel like I need to budget for it. $200K means I can buy my $150,000 dream car. $200K means I can buy prime-quality ribeye on a whim and not care that it's $30/lb. It means flying first class to Italy when I go on vacation, rather than flying coach to somewhere in the USA. I can't fathom how ANYBODY can think the plateau happens at $75K. Absolute and utter nonsense.