Happiness in Hawaii is $122,000 a year.

[dmbwest]

DE50, if you reading this ... You are right ... I really don't have to say anything.

aloha,
pog

[Radiopeg]

I'm kinda happy, but, agree, a certain financial level is really important. I'd be really happy just to have $50K a year in my Puna life. Just having pets makes me happy, but really eats up the funds. I believe attitude is important. I don't need a fancy car, just a dependable one. Etc. I really like having friends, that makes me happy, and doesn't cost much. There are a lot of issues in the subject of happiness. Now that I am having so many health problems, I have to think good health is a part of happiness. I'd love to be able afford a couple hours a week of yard maintenance. That would make me really happy.

Peace and long life

[deserteagle50ae]

I'm happy in life making forty grand less then that amount, but I guess I'd be jumping for joy making that amount a year. Oh well life could be worse.

[fishenjim]

Eagle if I could make 40k less than the 122 k I would be making 40+ k more than I am now. I don't think there's many people happier than I am I mean really I live in Hawaii and got a good job my first day here. 25 days in I'm still grinning. I know lots of people and the happiest one's have a strong sense of purpose and show great generosity, those two traits seem to make the happiest people IMO. More or less regardless of income or wealth.

[deserteagle50ae]

True, what I was getting at is that article is not totally true, I don't earn a hundred twenty two grand a year and I'm happy.

[deserteagle50ae]

F/J, I returned your email earlier today.

[fishenjim]

Got your e-mail D.E. hope you can keep those 7 dobies in order I wouldn't want to be around when the teeth start coming out

[deserteagle50ae]

They don't come out unless needed, lol.

[HI_Someday]

Here are a bunch of people who seem pretty "happy" and I doubt very many, if any, make 120k!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AccREF2P58o

[pahoated]

We all know that was for New Babylon Honolulu. We also all know that Puna needs only 1/10th that much (which by coincidence, is the Puna median income), around $12,200 per year, to be happy.

After all, look at PW, nobody ever complains and they are totally happy with everything. Kind of drunk-slap-happy but not a single care or concern. Seems like levels of happiness need to be categorized, like drunk happy, stoned happy, punched happy, crazy happy, lots of different happiness levels.

"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"