$60K a year can make you happy
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You can't keep this to yourself, all aboard the gravy train I say!
Dang it!
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
I think this data is taking into account that people are working to earn the $60k a year vs $100k a year not winning the lotto and sitting on the couch watching cartoons! :) I can honestly say that when I was making significantly less money than I make now life was easier and much less stressful. Happier ... maybe I was single back then! ;) i once had a friend/boss drop this wisdom bomb on me years ago (when I was transitioning from a $6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job). He said "You rise to the level of your income and once you reach a certain plateau you can never go back." It's true back in the day I was more than satisfied with my $14k a year job. As long as I had a box of pasta a six pack of beer and a new set of guitar strings every month I was happy. That $35 an hour job allowed me to buy a new car and eventually a house. Which in turn meant a car payment and a mortgage. So I could not return to my former job because I had to pay my bills.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
Maybe he was talking about disposable income. So, get all your bills paid in addition to $60K and you're happy. I know I'd be much happier with $80K right about now (if I were in San Fran, though, that target would probably be $100K).
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
I could be happy with $60K/year ... But since I have to share it with my wife (and Uncle Sam), that's not an option. And believe me, if she isn't happy, she'll make d*mned sure no one else is, especially me!
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Mark Nischalke wrote:
$60K a year can make you happy
I wonder what century that survey was done in? Try living in NYC on $60K/yr. The homeless people probably make $60K/yr!!! Marc
Yet recruiters advertise some of the lowest rates in the nation right there in NYC. As if someone actually wants to live their for the privilege. I live in South Florida and I could maintain a healthy life-style on 60k a year. However ... I like toys.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
There's a typo in that article, I think that needs to read $60k/yr per person.
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I think this data is taking into account that people are working to earn the $60k a year vs $100k a year not winning the lotto and sitting on the couch watching cartoons! :) I can honestly say that when I was making significantly less money than I make now life was easier and much less stressful. Happier ... maybe I was single back then! ;) i once had a friend/boss drop this wisdom bomb on me years ago (when I was transitioning from a $6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job). He said "You rise to the level of your income and once you reach a certain plateau you can never go back." It's true back in the day I was more than satisfied with my $14k a year job. As long as I had a box of pasta a six pack of beer and a new set of guitar strings every month I was happy. That $35 an hour job allowed me to buy a new car and eventually a house. Which in turn meant a car payment and a mortgage. So I could not return to my former job because I had to pay my bills.
Joe Simes wrote:
$6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job
Nice leap.
Joe Simes wrote:
So I could not return to my former job because I had to pay my bills.
So true. We decide we have the monetary momentum to upgrade things, and that really just means we are locking ourselves into further debt and reducing our options. And now that I have a car, for example, I surely don't want to get rid of it... I'm addicted to my lifestyle.
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Mark Nischalke wrote:
$60K a year can make you happy
I wonder what century that survey was done in? Try living in NYC on $60K/yr. The homeless people probably make $60K/yr!!! Marc
I can't find a date. But since it's being reported in a conference happening now I assume it's a new result. Since he reportedly had a few hundred thousand responses I assume the data is nationwide. I decline to speculate on if he neglected to adjust for cost of living or if COL adjustments are too complicated for reporters to understand and were ignored in their blattering.
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There's a typo in that article, I think that needs to read $60k/yr per person.
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Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLDouglas Troy wrote:
There's a typo in that article, I think that needs to read $60k/yr per person.
Are you saying the OctoMom would need 1/2 a million then?
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Douglas Troy wrote:
There's a typo in that article, I think that needs to read $60k/yr per person.
Are you saying the OctoMom would need 1/2 a million then?
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkDidn't she sell her children the rights to a reality tv show so she could do just that?
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Joe Simes wrote:
$6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job
Nice leap.
Joe Simes wrote:
So I could not return to my former job because I had to pay my bills.
So true. We decide we have the monetary momentum to upgrade things, and that really just means we are locking ourselves into further debt and reducing our options. And now that I have a car, for example, I surely don't want to get rid of it... I'm addicted to my lifestyle.
aspdotnetdev wrote:
Joe Simes wrote: $6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job Nice leap.
Pretty random. I graduated college with a BFA in fine art. Working at an art supply shop selling colored pencils for $6.00 an hour. Random customer asks me if I know how to get in touch with an illustrator. I say "Yep, you just did!". Two months later I am working in Boston for Houghton Mifflin as an illustrator for it's "New Media" software department for $35.00 an hour!! It took me almost 8 years to pay off my tax debt because I just spent the money out of hand!! I had never made money before so I didn't pay any quarterlies! :-O Went from illustrator to graphics production to audio production to programming production to junior programmer ... then Al Gore invented the internet!!! X| After everyone got over the novelty of formatting text I started redoing all the work I had done over the past 5 years as SchlockWave and then spent the next 5 years redoing the SchlockWave as Flash-in-the-Pan. :cool: Now I am back to formatting text that comes out of Oracle databases and wishing I was selling colored pencils at the mall again! :omg:
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I think this data is taking into account that people are working to earn the $60k a year vs $100k a year not winning the lotto and sitting on the couch watching cartoons! :) I can honestly say that when I was making significantly less money than I make now life was easier and much less stressful. Happier ... maybe I was single back then! ;) i once had a friend/boss drop this wisdom bomb on me years ago (when I was transitioning from a $6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job). He said "You rise to the level of your income and once you reach a certain plateau you can never go back." It's true back in the day I was more than satisfied with my $14k a year job. As long as I had a box of pasta a six pack of beer and a new set of guitar strings every month I was happy. That $35 an hour job allowed me to buy a new car and eventually a house. Which in turn meant a car payment and a mortgage. So I could not return to my former job because I had to pay my bills.
Joe Simes wrote:
He said "You rise to the level of your income and once you reach a certain plateau you can never go back."
That is so true. The same could be said of moving to a new, usually bigger, house. We seem to be compelled to fill up all of the nooks and crannies with stuff.
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Douglas Troy wrote:
There's a typo in that article, I think that needs to read $60k/yr per person.
Are you saying the OctoMom would need 1/2 a million then?
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Are you saying the OctoMom would need 1/2 a million then?
Emmm, you maybe onto something there Nish ... I'm not sure 1/2 million/yr would cover the cost of diapers, formula and daycare for 1 year for 8 kids ...
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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aspdotnetdev wrote:
Joe Simes wrote: $6.00 an hour job to a $35 an hour job Nice leap.
Pretty random. I graduated college with a BFA in fine art. Working at an art supply shop selling colored pencils for $6.00 an hour. Random customer asks me if I know how to get in touch with an illustrator. I say "Yep, you just did!". Two months later I am working in Boston for Houghton Mifflin as an illustrator for it's "New Media" software department for $35.00 an hour!! It took me almost 8 years to pay off my tax debt because I just spent the money out of hand!! I had never made money before so I didn't pay any quarterlies! :-O Went from illustrator to graphics production to audio production to programming production to junior programmer ... then Al Gore invented the internet!!! X| After everyone got over the novelty of formatting text I started redoing all the work I had done over the past 5 years as SchlockWave and then spent the next 5 years redoing the SchlockWave as Flash-in-the-Pan. :cool: Now I am back to formatting text that comes out of Oracle databases and wishing I was selling colored pencils at the mall again! :omg:
Joe Simes wrote:
It took me almost 8 years to pay off my tax debt because I just spent the money out of hand!! I had never made money before so I didn't pay any quarterlies!
Oh I know, I'm still not done with my 8 years. :((
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/11/ted.big.ideas/index.html?hpt=C2[^] $60K a year can make you happy Psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman says millions of dollars won't buy you happiness, but a job that pays $60,000 a year might help. Happiness levels increase up to the $60K mark, but "above that it's a flat line," he said. "Money does not buy you experiential happiness but lack of money certainly buys you misery," he said. But the real trick, Kahneman said, is to spend time with people you like. And Bill Gates is so miserable with all his billions. ;P
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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To quote Woody Allen's answer to the statement that "Money can't buy happiness." - "No but you can rent it for a while." :-D
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