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People experience greater long-term happiness spending money on experiences rather than physical objects

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SUPPORTED

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Evidence generally supports the notion that experiential purchases provide greater satisfaction and happiness than material objects, though contextual factors and consumption characteristics can moderate these effects.

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Are Travel Purchases More Satisfactory Than Nontravel Experiential Purchases and Material Purchases? An Exploratory Study

2015 · cited by 8

This study found that experiential purchases, particularly travel, provided greater satisfaction and happiness compared to material purchases.

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The contribution of experiential and material purchases to happiness

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This research acknowledges the experiential recommendation that experiential purchases contribute more to happiness than material goods, while exploring the specific characteristics that mediate this effect.

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