If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spending it right [pdf]

Re:If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spen... by lutorm on Thursday May 03, 2012 @02:52PM (#3925177)

I thought they explicitly said that some things, like cars bought to go places, straddle the line between being goods and being experiences. So it seems at least here they were aware that there are things that don't neatly fall into the classification.

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Re:If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spen... by AncientPC on Thursday May 03, 2012 @04:30PM (#3925639)

Having a car provides function, but the difference between a mediocre car and a great car is $10k+.

Spending the extra $10k for a better car leads to less happiness than using that same money for a 2-week vacation in Europe / Asia.

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Re:If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spen... by WalterSear on Thursday May 03, 2012 @06:57PM (#3926218)

This is the false dichotomy that they keep banging their heads against.

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Re:If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spen... by WalterSear on Thursday May 03, 2012 @06:49PM (#3926188)

It's often given lip service in the literature, and then everyone goes back to asking easy questions.

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