<i>To get rid of it entirely you have to declare that there is some point beyond which provides zero additional value no matter how much more money you add.</i><p>No, you merely have to declare that there is some amount of utility which can never be obtained no matter how much money you have.  (Or as the Simpsons put it: There&#x27;s one thing you can&#x27;t buy: A dinosaur.)<p>In mathematical terms, if your utility function is f(x) = 1 - 1&#x2F;x, every marginal dollar adds utility; but the added utility is never enough to make the gamble profitable.