Comments on: You only need $40,000 to be happy

By: How Does Money Effect Innovation? « Jessica Dickinson Goodman

How Does Money Effect Innovation? « Jessica Dickinson Goodman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:24:40 +0000

[...] fits with the argument Penelope Trunk makes that the jump in happiness between making under and over $40,000 is the biggest effect money will have on most people's happiness. It makes you think the founders had [...]

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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:39:15 +0000

[...] attention to moment-to-moment happiness. Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, and my happiness research idol, is shifting his focus to the workplace. This is not surprising. As our education [...]

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Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:16:24 +0000

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By: Happiness Articles « Just Help Me

Happiness Articles « Just Help Me — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:57:44 +0000

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By: How Much Money is Enough – Self Development Post - Personal Growth Articles

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:19:06 +0000

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By: Why It Would Suck to Win the Lottery

Why It Would Suck to Win the Lottery — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:02:49 +0000

[...] much money do you need? According to Penelope Trunk and Daniel Gilbert you only need $40,000 to be happy. So if you won a million and just live off the interest, you should be happy but there [...]

By: Experience Trumps Earnings | Let's figure this thing out

Experience Trumps Earnings | Let's figure this thing out — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:18:06 +0000

[...] yourself and take care of your family, how much you earn matters a lot. However once you surpass $40,000 a year, no extra amount of money will make you happier. After that it's about experiences [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:59:30 +0000

I really believe in this post. I make exaclt y40K per year and it was a big step to me. I just got outta college and went form 17per hr to 20, not a huge change but I was happy with it. I will make 60,000 within next 5 years so I know its all hard work, its all in believing in yourself, taking pride in your work and not giving up when challenged. Yes, happiness is inside, meaning that if your a naturally unhappy person 100K couldnt make u happy but having spending money does help. More u make more they take, remeber that too. I'd say, making 50-60K would be were I will be very happy and comfotable. Now its just alot of hard work and resisitance. What you go threw in life makes you and molds you into a unique character, some have a tendancy to give up when the going gets tough, I donot. I stand talll, proud of my accomplishments. I wnet form making $8 per hour hauling trash to a 2yr degree making 40,000. I am happy now but am always looking to do better so by the time im 27-30, Ill be making 60K and Ill have a nice home, car, boat possibly, land and hopefully a lil boy of my own not to mention my beautiful hott girlfirned who hoepfully will be married to by then..thats what makes you truely happy, yes in America money does help and can add or increase you happiness and without none more stress make u unhappy, but its the things that fill your life that make your soul truely happy. My firends, neighborhood, relationships, girl & passions were there with me since I was a little boy and will always be with me throuout life, don't forget how you got here, many of us have very interesting sotires and some get loss along the way. Live a good proud life & always take one vacation a year at least to clear you mind and find you true innerself. Then you can be happy no matter what your doing or how much you make! Just love life and the gifts giving to you

By: Ricardo Salta » You only need $40,000 to be happy | Penelope Trunk

Ricardo Salta » You only need $40,000 to be happy | Penelope Trunk — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:18:41 +0000

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By: Van Janus Ice Mein

Van Janus Ice Mein — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:54:53 +0000

Here's a shocker. We will ALL die in the end. If you are 30 years old, you barely have 45 more years to live, of which 35 years are working. You can make it big, really big, Michael Jackson Pharoah Bill Gates rich, and you will die too. The homeless smelly bum pushing a shopping cart. He will also die, same end result as President Bush, Ralph Loren, Alexander the Great and the guys from South Park. we will all die. so the only difference is duration until death, and quality of life while living the next 30-40 years.

It's ok if you died a few years early, because the quality of life between age 80 and age 85, is declining from bad to worse. everything hurts, you smell life farts and you dont remember anyone. So if you died early, its ok.

what does matter is if you have regrets, if you are proud of yourself and your life. it matters when you made a last positive change in other's life. that stuff lives on. that is how you leave your mark.

owning a house for the next 40 years, but it will be around for 250 years, you the owner are just a transient resident. you dont own the land, the land owns you – in the end.

jobs and money only matter to boost the quality of life for your next 30-45 years of life (assuming you are 30 – 40 yrs old)