Why should we invest in experiences over things?

Question

Has anyone ever made a case that mileage on attributes/experiences rather than spending on attributes/things yields more happiness?

Answer 1

It is said that investing in experiences rather than accumulating materialistic things brings a greater sense of well-being as experiences make us, enrich us with memories and provide new perspectives. While buying things can be temporarily gratifying, their value is rather less compared to experiences differently glossy facets of life.

Comments

"Investing in experiences" That got me right there.  That's golden ✨️

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When I was growing up, my parents and grand parents didn’t buy us toys.  We went on trips.  And I remember those trips.  Camping, traveling to Europe etc.  
Yes, all about those experiences !

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My son is someone who put a lot of effort into getting me to think about experiences rather than material things. He's sort of a reflection of what I used to be before life took a lot of life out of me. He has taken me to Mexico, New York City, and places I've never seen before. And it feels so awesome to feel like you're young again. He says mom I want you to enjoy life. I want you to experience things that you need to experience and that you missed out. So it doesn't matter what age you are start experiencing life. Leave the past behind because you're not going back direction.

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I’m lying in my bed and I’m realizing that 95% of the “things” around me have no substantive meaning to me.

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These tips are great! My house really did burn down last year and we lost everything. It was a great lesson to know that our happiness wasn't tied to our material possessions like you said. And honestly it was a bit relieving because we got a fresh start to live more minimally with less stuff.

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The other thing I do now, is if I have to give someone a gift, I try to make it something edible. I think food gifts are better than knick-knack gifts, by far.

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We are moving after 22 years.  The amount of STUFF that is collected is insane!  And I am a cleaner, I purge and sell allot.  I had a big moving sale on Saturday.  Sold 80% of what I had purged, the rest went to Habitat & Good will.  It's just stuff....you can get more stuff!  Now, I want less.  It makes life calmer, less stressful.  I spend money on experiences now, not things.