Experiential Products Make Us Happiest When Things Go Bad
by BeyondThePurchase.Org on Aug 13, 2014 | Views: 170 | Score: 0
Purchase Turned Out Well | Purchase Turned Out Poorly | |
---|---|---|
Material Purchase | 4.8 | 1.74 |
Life Experience | 5.46 | 1.58 |
Experiential Purchase | 5.5 | 2.18 |
Happiess
Sources:
sciencedirect.com, psychologicalscience.org
From research articles to popular blogs, everyone agrees that you should spend your money on life experiences. But this experience recommendation has a few exceptions. As it turns out, there is a special class of material items, those that provide you with experiences; these item lead to more happiness than life experiences when the purchases turn out poorly.