True. Poor wording. Should have said I’ve never seen that question answered in depth citing multiple papers. It’s been asked many times but few of dug through the research for an evidenced based answer. At most they cite one paper (where the $75k number came from)
Great topic and set of questions raised in this post. I don't know the answer for me, however somewhere along my corporate career I started questioning myself along these lines.
The realization about what makes me happy drove me to retire early at the age of 50. My fondest childhood memories were the time I spent with my dad when I was 17 and he was retired (he married late). I wanted to replicate the same with my 16 year old son and I am happier than I ever imagined. At some point, we need to question whether the rat race is leading us towards joy or preventing us from experiencing sources of happiness that are staring us in the face every day.
If you've never before seen this question addressed by a financial writer, you simply haven't looked.
True. Poor wording. Should have said I’ve never seen that question answered in depth citing multiple papers. It’s been asked many times but few of dug through the research for an evidenced based answer. At most they cite one paper (where the $75k number came from)
Great topic and set of questions raised in this post. I don't know the answer for me, however somewhere along my corporate career I started questioning myself along these lines.
The realization about what makes me happy drove me to retire early at the age of 50. My fondest childhood memories were the time I spent with my dad when I was 17 and he was retired (he married late). I wanted to replicate the same with my 16 year old son and I am happier than I ever imagined. At some point, we need to question whether the rat race is leading us towards joy or preventing us from experiencing sources of happiness that are staring us in the face every day.