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Originally Posted by Fizgig
My 91 year old grandmother taught me that it takes 5 things to be happy.
1. Good health
2. Financial security (needs met and some wants)
3. Something to love (mate, friends, pet)
4. Something to do
5. Something to look forward to
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The last two seem intricately related to financial resources. Yes, it's possible to be content solely with your everyday tasks, but using money (hobbies, traveling, etc.) to accomplish the final 2 seems like it would give you the "most" happiness.
This is a topic DW and I have been discussing a lot lately ... we've been saving like crazy and we feel ourselves falling into the trap of saving money simply to save money. We're trying to really focus the PURPOSE for our money and identify how we can use it to maximize our satisfaction with life. The most satisfying "spending" we've found so far is traveling.