My favourite blog these days is philosophical adventurer, Alastair Humphreys.

Can money buy you happiness? asked Stephanie Rosenbloom in The New York Times. That depends. Several different studies point to the conclusion:

“Spending money for an experience–concert tickets, French lessons, sushi-rolling classes, a hotel room in Monaco–produce longer-lasting satisfaction than spending money on plain old stuff.” …

details – Say No to Stuff, Yes to Trips

If you are a Shaw Cable subscriber, you can pay your monthly bill knowing that titular Jim Shaw is getting a $16,000-a-day pension.

He can say Yes to Stuff, Yes to Trips.