| ▲ | yboris an hour ago | |||||||
A classic paper worth a read: If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right by Elizabeth Dunn, Daniel Gilbert, & Timothy D. Wilson https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S10577... Includes explicit recommendations (even in the short abstract)! | ||||||||
| ▲ | throw0101d an hour ago | parent [-] | |||||||
Books on happiness (research) have become a bit of a thing in recent years, but Dunn seems to have published one of the earlier ones in 2013: * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15803098-happy-money I'd also recommend Morgan Housel's various writings: * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231148075-the-art-of-spe... He had an interesting observation: the popular saying "don't spend money on things, but on experiences" only goes so far. Spending on things can bring about experiences: the big house/cabin/cottage per se may not bring you happiness, but if it's a place that you can gather family and friends, that can bring happiness/meaning. His first car didn't bring him happiness because it was a car (and not even fancy), but because of all the road trips he did with his friends in it. | ||||||||
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