Comments on: Happiness is a Warm Sparkler: Where Spending Overlaps Joy http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2009/07/happiness-is-a-warm-sparkler-where-spending-overlaps-joy/ one family's quest for positive cash flow Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:18:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kris @ Honolulu On The Cheap http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2009/07/happiness-is-a-warm-sparkler-where-spending-overlaps-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Kris @ Honolulu On The Cheap Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:34:44 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=751#comment-372 Here's the thing. For me, the things that make me happiest are experiences rather than things. Sometimes an easy night at home with family becomes a very happy (rather than simply mundane) time, even though it's relatively inexpensive. Travel and experiencing other cultures/places tops my list of happy times and worthwhile expenses. Even so, the tightwad in me doesn't allow that to happen enough! Good reminder. Here’s the thing. For me, the things that make me happiest are experiences rather than things. Sometimes an easy night at home with family becomes a very happy (rather than simply mundane) time, even though it’s relatively inexpensive. Travel and experiencing other cultures/places tops my list of happy times and worthwhile expenses. Even so, the tightwad in me doesn’t allow that to happen enough! Good reminder.

]]> By: Susan http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/2009/07/happiness-is-a-warm-sparkler-where-spending-overlaps-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Susan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:25:17 +0000 http://cashonthebarrelhead.net/?p=751#comment-369 My biggest expense is my apartment, but having a place of my own that is sunny and reasonably nice makes me a lot happier than living in a run-down apartment with two roommates (trust me, I've done the research!). Travel is another expense that makes me happy. Doesn't have to be a fancy, expensive vacation, but I do need to let go of my thriftiness a bit so I can enjoy myself! My biggest expense is my apartment, but having a place of my own that is sunny and reasonably nice makes me a lot happier than living in a run-down apartment with two roommates (trust me, I’ve done the research!). Travel is another expense that makes me happy. Doesn’t have to be a fancy, expensive vacation, but I do need to let go of my thriftiness a bit so I can enjoy myself!

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