What’s the bend point for you for networth vs happiness graph ? At what net worth it was not adding more happiness for you ?
That graph shows income, not net worth. Baring a huge coke habit, I’d be ok with 250k.
My happiness has grown exponentially when my TC changed from 135k to 290k
Happiness is going down actually after a certain point, graph is fake
Stupid poll, should ask about income. Net worth doesn’t make a blind bit of difference to me until I can retire. Nothing beyond ~$60k TC made a difference to me.
Happiness depends upon your spouse more than money.
Real happiness is getting sloppy BJ from your wife night & day If you don’t have a loving partner then you will be depressed even if you make 2 mil a year Getting sex from a h33ker doesn’t count. Men needs emotional bonding as well. This is why rich old men pay for sugar babies. They aren’t looking for sex at that old age but a companionship so that they feel loved
1M is enough now that I feel safe. I feel like I could take a year off work if burnt out and still be okay in the long run That is married without kids, if I had kids I'd probably want 3M to feel this same sense of safety
Net worth, and in M/LCOL That's the joint net worth of my spouse and me so I guess my individual net worth is 500k to make me feel this sense of safety. But we have a very good relationship so we are making all these choices looking at a joint future together
For me I feel that comfortable with much less than that but my suburban town has an average household income of like $56k, so one can survive on much less. I have about $150k so even with kids I could survive comfortably for probably 2 years or more. Remote work options with high salaries for low cost of living areas have improved more lives than probably anything else in the last hundred years.
Income does not bring me happiness. My net worth is what drives my happiness. If i am fat financially independent then income does not matter after that point
Too many variables to determine. Main thing about the happiness curve is, it levels off once you feel financially secure and your immediate material needs are met. No reason to compare numbers because it’s different for everyone.
Exactly. In my case it leveled off when I knew I had enough savings to sustain a layoff or life emergency for over a year. So I have no fear of becoming a poor person and struggling ever again. After that the only life goal left is saving enough to retire early and live off the investment growth indefinitely. I'm sure it's different for people that can't be satisfied with the normal American middle class suburban lifestyle.
Fake