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For most people, more money does in fact correlate strongly with more happiness. Who is the audience of this piece?

Initially, yes, but studies have shown over time you normalise and are just as unhappy as you were before you had more money.

If I think of the people I know who are happy and unhappy, money isn't a great correlation factor, and I know people are borderline homeless through to millionaires - I know happy/unhappy people across capital worth and income spectrum.

A better correlation for happiness is attitude and gratitude and enjoying the small things - the very things the article references.

Yep, from personal experience, after a certain amount of salary, my happiness level stayed the same. It would go up a bit maybe for a week or so after getting an increase, but I don't really feel happier than before even though I can travel more, and spend more.

that certain amount of salary is well above average.

yep absolutely. But it's way below 100k.

unhappy rich people.

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