Which Purchase Boosts Your Happiness?

By Staff

Saturday, February 21, 2009, 11:19

Have you ever thought that any purchase can buy happiness for you? Yes, that is what the latest lifestyle shows. How about going for a vacation or to a theatre? This experiential purchase will bring you more happiness than any of your material possession.

An experiential purchase essentially satisfies a human being"s need for social connectedness and vitality. This brings the feeling of being alive in every person. Even though someone has to spend more for these experiences these moments lead to long-term satisfaction.

There is one more supporting reason for purchasing experiences than material objects. We may get bored with material objects after a certain time. However purchased experiences provide memory capital. A person won"t tend to get bored of happy memories.

The findings were presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting on 7th February 19, 2009.