LOL. He got let go today (normal churn, we saw it coming). I don't think he's going to learn about frugality any time soon, so it's a good thing he's hyper-employable! I <3 your financial choices. Did you ever read "Your Money or Your Life"? It's about how to do the same thing *without* a six-figure income and I found it really eye-opening at a young age.
Re: happiness - when "positivity studies" (blergh) was first becoming a Thing I read a lot of books about the study of happiness that have totally influenced my decision-making (and my spending!). So much of what makes us happy (in general; everyone's specifics are different!) is not intuitive. And "happiness" is a weirdly culturally coded thing anyway, I think? But, like, maximizing purpose & connection and minimizing strife & pain seem to be at the core of it. Love people, do things, be well?
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Date: 2018-05-10 07:37 pm (UTC)Re: happiness - when "positivity studies" (blergh) was first becoming a Thing I read a lot of books about the study of happiness that have totally influenced my decision-making (and my spending!). So much of what makes us happy (in general; everyone's specifics are different!) is not intuitive. And "happiness" is a weirdly culturally coded thing anyway, I think? But, like, maximizing purpose & connection and minimizing strife & pain seem to be at the core of it. Love people, do things, be well?