Post #3172904
2026-04-13 16:57 UTC
2/4 "In my experience, more disposable income has always meant greater happiness. Obviously, financial stability (a rare and beautiful thing for a freelance writer) reduces stress, but it also makes your world bigger. In 2023, a study by psychologists at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania found that those with higher incomes are generally happier, although if you’re unhappy for reasons that aren’t money-related, you probably can’t buy your way out of that."
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@phanecak@mastodon.social 2026-04-13 16:57
3/4 "Elon Musk, who is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire, earlier this year tweeted: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about [sad-face emoji].” But just because money can’t buy Musk happiness, that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t buy happiness (or at least lay happiness foundations) for the billions of people struggling financially.