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lordoffire
Senior Member - 4K
posted: Apr. 30, 2012 @ 8:14p
Any amount of money can buy happiness...the point is not to waste it on yourself but to help someone in need.
MadAnthony
Guinea Pig
posted: Apr. 30, 2012 @ 8:45p
It's not really that $50,000 is the amount that makes you happy, it's more that up to that point people tend to be less happy because they are struggling to pay for necessities, and $75,000 people are already pretty comfortable so more money doesn't make as much difference - in economic terms, the marginal benefit of each additional dollar is less.
Personally, I'd happily trade a large chunk of my salary/savings to be more successful in other areas of my life, like with the ladies.
scrouds
Luddite
posted: Apr. 30, 2012 @ 10:40p
MadAnthony said: It's not really that $50,000 is the amount that makes you happy, it's more that up to that point people tend to be less happy because they are struggling to pay for necessities, and $75,000 people are already pretty comfortable so more money doesn't make as much difference - in economic terms, the marginal benefit of each additional dollar is less.
Personally, I'd happily trade a large chunk of my salary/savings to be more successful in other areas of my life, like with the ladies.
I can be your lifestyle Coach. You'll get laid on my program or your money back!
larrymoencurly
Why I oughta...
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:11a
scrouds said: MadAnthony said: Personally, I'd happily trade a large chunk of my salary/savings to be more successful in other areas of my life, like with the ladies.I can be your lifestyle Coach. You'll get laid on my program or your money back!Scrouds means with himself!
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 6:46a
MadAnthony said:
Personally, I'd happily trade a large chunk of my salary/savings to be more successful in other areas of my life, like with the ladies. And there are many "ladies" who will gladly take a chunk of your money in exchange for...
KayK
Harlem Shake
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 7:11a
RS4Rings said: MadAnthony said:
Personally, I'd happily trade a large chunk of my salary/savings to be more successful in other areas of my life, like with the ladies. And there are many "ladies" who will gladly take a chunk of your money in exchange for...Yeah.. and for cheap ones, ask the Secret Service agents.
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 9:20a
I don't want to be happy, I want enough to be ecstatic
Sprintx
Honey
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 11:41a
I don't think money brings happiness. But it can make your life easier so you have less stress in that area.
VBMcGB (Staff)
Replacement Moderator
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 11:48a
It says, "Happiness: Now 33% Off!", but I can't find the discount code anywhere.
BMWLVR82 (Staff)
Hopelessly Helpless
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 12:21p
VBMcGB said: It says, "Happiness: Now 33% Off!", but I can't find the discount code anywhere.
$50000 at a 33% discount = $16500. Discount automatically applied to all future paychecks. Have a nice day.
tracieq
Member
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 12:58p
Nice piece of change for a start!
talljay
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:07p
The salary that will make me happy is $0 as that will mean I'm retired.
SilverII
Denied!! - Fruitcake
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:31p
$50K wont get me a Ferrari. Getting a Ferrari will make me very happy
packratmarty
Shopaholic Member
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:32p
I would be pretty happy with 50,000. Especially since I'm getting ready to take a big income hit when I switch to a part time gig next month
NukeMedDude
Nuke M'Dude
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:43p
If I could find a decent job that made same money as in healthcare, I'd take it in a heartbeat.
BitemeIamtoxic
Non-toxic
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 3:54p
In other words, it takes at least a $1000 a week to stay afloat in today's economy.
BitemeIamtoxic said: In other words, it takes at least a $1000 a week to stay afloat in today's economy.
More than that if you live in an expensive place like NYC.
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 5:09p
LongDongSilver said: Sprintx said: I don't think money brings happiness. But it can make your life easier so you have less stress in that area.
But you get stressed out at your high salary job for sure. Passive income FTW
scrouds
Luddite
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 5:50p
$100,000,000,000,000
larrymoencurly
Why I oughta...
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 5:53p
scrouds said: $100,000,000,000,000 99.99% less would still make me happy.
Sprintx
Honey
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 6:10p
RS4Rings said: LongDongSilver said: Sprintx said: I don't think money brings happiness. But it can make your life easier so you have less stress in that area.
But you get stressed out at your high salary job for sure. Passive income FTW
I am self employed and sell from my website so I don't stress too much about it.
Corganiacs
Caffeinated
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 8:04p
sigh that's what I make now... :\ more or less.
bigcat007
Thrifty Member
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 8:21p
Eleventy brazillion Zimbabwe dollars per annum ftw.
scrouds
Luddite
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 8:51p
larrymoencurly said: scrouds said: $100,000,000,000,000 99.99% less would still make me happy.
I am the 0.01%
packratmarty
Shopaholic Member
posted: May. 1, 2012 @ 9:20p
If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad?
BitemeIamtoxic
Non-toxic
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 1:07a
I rotated his avatar 180 and now he's smiling. Sorta.
nanosoft
Dismembered Member
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 2:23a
I have not made over $10,000 in over 13 years... My friends see me on Fatwallet and say "Fatwallet huh? it obviously don't work" Wait! wait! I don't qualify for FWF!! They have free stuff! OT happiness is a warm bed... Some people just don't understand!
replyguy
Happy Member
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 6:03a
I hit 50K 4 years ago then my company put on a salary freeze and stopped allowing overtime. Guess they don't want me to get any happier.
mapatsfan
Rather be fishin'
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 1:10p
BMWLVR82 said: VBMcGB said: It says, "Happiness: Now 33% Off!", but I can't find the discount code anywhere.
$50000 at a 33% discount = $33000. Discount automatically applied to all future paychecks. Have a nice day.fixed
BMWLVR82 (Staff)
Hopelessly Helpless
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 1:18p
right...which is $16000 less, so
akiri423
Broke Member
posted: May. 2, 2012 @ 2:08p
At this point...$0 would make me much happier than the $45k I get now.
But it's Wednesday. Ask me again on Friday.
KayK
Harlem Shake
posted: May. 3, 2012 @ 6:22a
50k will make you happy.. but more money will make you more happy.. until you reach about 100k-125k. After that, law of diminishing returns takes into effect.
RS4Rings
Back in Rehab
posted: May. 3, 2012 @ 6:48a
KayK said: 50k will make you happy.. but more money will make you more happy.. until you reach about 100k-125k. After that, law of diminishing returns takes into effect. I know I'm much happier now than I was when I was making far more than that
KayK
Harlem Shake
posted: May. 3, 2012 @ 7:31a
RS4Rings said: KayK said: 50k will make you happy.. but more money will make you more happy.. until you reach about 100k-125k. After that, law of diminishing returns takes into effect. I know I'm much happier now than I was when I was making far more than thatyour reason for stress wasnt money though.. it was regulations and day-to-day headaches being na business owner. You're much happier now only because of the tons of money you made when you were actually working.
moonbeam
Noo Yawk-We love tourists!
posted: May. 3, 2012 @ 10:20a
I'd be extremely unhappy if I was only making 50k.
KayK said: 50k will make you happy.. but more money will make you more happy.. until you reach about 100k-125k. After that, law of diminishing returns takes into effect.
True, though cost of living plays a big part. Some areas of the country $100k is a closer approximation to 50k in others for the same standard of living.
ppjoe
New Member
posted: May. 5, 2012 @ 1:30p
Haven't really thought about it. But, but if You ask me and first answer that comes on my mind is 100,000. Nice round number
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Corganiacs
Caffeinated
posted: May. 10, 2012 @ 11:10a
but it's nice to be near the parents and also my prior 2 dogs, one of which is going die soon. :\ I probably won't visit them more frequently just because we are near them, but the idea seemed nice.
arch8ngel said: Corganiacs said: im so biased right now. I have already done this phone interview with a position near my parents. Like 20 minutes near in the same state. Now I have no time to go visit it! I already know the town, I just need to visit the hospital. : Hubby is trying to convince me to find a job that fits me, not a job that is near my parents...
Your husband is giving you good advice, unless you guys were planning to rely on the grandparents for babysitting services.
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