Money and Happiness: A Stage-Based Perspective
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The relationship between money and happiness varies depending on one's stage of wealth. In the first stage, money brings increasing happiness as it solves survival and security issues. However, in the second stage, its ability to bring sustained happiness decreases as more money only provides brief stimulation. The third stage involves using money to create 'structural happiness' by buying time, health, space, cognition, and order. Ultimately, money equals choice, bringing freedom and control. Those who refuse to discuss money or waste it are missing its true potential.
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