[aaron695]

Empirical evidence shows money does make people more happy. But there's a lot of if's and buts.

It depends on current earnings and it also depends on what others around you earn and it levels off.

And it's not logical in any way. Halving your wage but then quartering everyone else would make most people more happy (As per experiments)

Commute time for instance is something studies show people don't realise the negative effects on happiness. So earning ten grand more will make you more happy but if it increases commute time you could end up less happy overall.

And I think if you earn more but end up less happy you're more likely to waste the money on stuff or quitting your job or missing a promotion and many other things that might in the end make you earn less long term.

If you want more money and the happiness that goes with it I think don’t concentrate on the money.

[infinite8s]

Money basically buys you happiness up until the point it gets you out of poverty. After that, the money/happiness ratio seems to flatten out (ie, poverty causes much unhappiness).