Re:Neuroscientist Larry Cahill on the ‘neurosexism’ debate
by dsfyu404ed on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:31PM
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The lower you start the lower the "more money will not improve my life anymore" number is. I have no desire to live in a nice neighborhood, drive new cars and drink fancy beer so the threshold where money stops improving my life is probably a couple tens of thousands of dollars per year lower than if I wanted those things but I still aspire to own vacation house so that pushes the number higher.
I think there's also some pretty big cultural differences between the US and western Europe when it comes to decisions to pursue money or not.
I also do not have a trust fund, actually the contrary, I grew up as poor as you can possibly be in the UK. Mother didn't work, had various vices including drinking and smoking which did not jive with our financial situation (living on benefits).
Due to that my mother put more worth into immaterial things, and that rubbed off on me I think.
Additionally; I've only been employed in a self-sustaining fashion for 8 years now. Perhaps I've lost what it feels like to be destitute- but I don't think I'd trade happiness for money because outside of not worrying about bills and food money doesn't actually buy me anything. Just a little more ease of mind.