Isn&#x27;t that too cut and dry? I think what research like this is trying to determine is at what point additional money does not equate to an equal increase in happiness. If you&#x27;re homeless, then yes, money becomes a huge factor in your life, because it becomes about survival. But what about the middle-class, the people who have the choice to either worry about gaining extra money for material purposes, or choose to be satisfied with a less audacious lifestyle but live more in the moment.