> I find happiness much more attainable when I'm not living paycheck to paycheck and/or not knowing how I'm going to pay for dinner. That's pretty much the poi

> I find happiness much more attainable when I'm not living paycheck to paycheck and/or not knowing how I'm going to pay for dinner. That's pretty much the point though — for most people, once they get beyond the point of needing to worry about how they're going to pay for dinner (whatever that number might be in their personal situation), the value of extra money tapers off very quickly. Up to then, more money brings more happiness. After that, not so much. The points made here also happily co-exist with using money to keep score of how much you're on the right path etc. The studies referenced are more to do with how you then spend that money, than with how much you actually bring in. Earning huge amounts, but then giving most of it away, is perfectly congruent.