Maggiulli: Kahneman-Killingsworth research showed $75k plateau applies to unhappiness, not happiness
Nick Maggiulli · Episode 784 | The Wealth Ladder: Six Levels of Financial Freedom · Jul 22, 2025 · at 26:46
Nick Maggiulli, author of 'The Wealth Ladder', discusses the empirical literature reconciling contradictory findings on income and emotional well-being.
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“Kahneman got with Killingsworth. They went through all the data, and they basically found that the original paper was, the measure wasn't as precise, and so they were actually measuring unhappiness, and so above 75,000 dollars a year, you can't prevent unhappiness.”
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