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Living happily in a material world: Material purchases can bring happiness

December 22, 2015 by

Researchers have shown that material purchases, from sweaters to skateboards, provide more frequent happiness over time, whereas experiential purchases, like a trip to the zoo, provide more intense happiness on individual occasions.

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