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				@SukMikeHok big facts my man.
 
 I'd much rather be rich and sad than happy with a broke ass job lmao.
 
 At least then I can be sad with nice ass things, because that broke ass job is going to make me sad when I wind up in financial troubles.
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				Enough money to keep you safe and satisfied (there's been research done on how happiness and income is related, and after a point [less than you think] diminishing returns kick in hard as fuck) while doing the most engaging/rewarding/important job you can.
 
 My dream is to have a job that doesn't feel like a job OR a part-time job that pays gooood money so I don't have to work much. 6 years into dev and I'd have all I need and want working half time, but it's hard to find that kind of deal. Did 80% for a while (every goddamn Monday off) but didn't enjoy the job enough to keep wasting away there.
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				@Stuxnet dude... fucks sake
 
 its been 2 hours and im still thinking about this fucking question
 
 i am reconsidering what the fuck am i doing with my life, why am i building a career just so i can stay broke and depressed
 
 NOTHING WORSE THAN BEING BOTH BROKE AND DEPRESSED.
 
 OPs post makes me regret all my fucking life decisions when i think about this question and answer that impacts life from a different perspective
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				You're at a job 8 hours a day. You owe it to yourself to make as much money as you can in those 8 hours.
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				@irene Here's a recent Time article that talks about how much income you need to be optimally happy: https://google.se/amp/.... (Spoiler: it's A LOT more than what I remembered. Maybe I read about the cap for not being miserable or something 😅)
 
 It seems to depend a lot on what you actually use spend the money on; people who use money to save time report more happiness.
 
 It's kinda muddy though, some rich countries are less happy than very poor countries in average: http://visualcapitalist.com/relatio....













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