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Once you have a modest house that meets your family structure needs, a couple of year old reliable and economical car, a simple and functional wardrobe of clothes, minimalistic household furnishings and gadgetry, use of freely available good public schooling, and only ever use credit to purchase...

Luckily, aged pension pension recipients here don't have school-aged children!

Like you are suggesting, setting children up is one thing, but some people take it too far and set out to bankroll their children's lives. I really like the quote Warrent Buffet, el richo extraordinaire, says about this: "I want to give my kids just enough so that they would feel that they...

Hedonic adaptation an interesting concept, particularly the fact that it can work both ways ie. going from more to less can (eventually) lead to similar levels of happiness experienced in the original state.