#1153 If You Want Greater Happiness Spend More on Experiences and Less on Things

Western culture has brought about an infatuation with stuff. The harder we work, the more successful we become, the more stuff we can buy. Our houses get bigger, our cars get faster and our monthly expenses grow to reflect our increased consumption. The question we should be asking is, do we have enough left over to spend on the experiences that we are passionate about? In the end those experiences will drive far more happiness than the stuff. Nobody sits on their death bed wishing they had accumulated more stuff, but many wish for the experiences that they never had.