>You can buy a bigger and bigger house car tv stereo whatever, but it will not make you happy.

Well that seems like an assumption! Plenty of people are happier with nicer things. I don't think we need to tell people what should make them happy.

Though Buffet has kept that first house, he also bought several others along the way.

Yeah, but if the first house you buy is a two bedroom at 28 when you are single, it isn't bad to buy a bigger house when you have a family and 3 kids.

> You can buy a bigger and bigger house car tv stereo whatever, but it will not make you happy.

Speak for yourself. There are a lot of aspects to being happy, and having to not want for things certainly helps.

"Happiness can't buy me money" -- Some actor

> You can buy a bigger and bigger house car tv stereo whatever, but it will not make you happy.

Hard disagree here.

Ask a 4 person family stuffed into a one bedroom condo if buying a larger 3 bedroom home would make them happier, I'd imagine to 99.99999% of them the answer is yes.

I upgraded my road bike 2 years ago from an entry level one to a nice racing bike and each weekend I ride a 100km route, that sure as heck makes me happier than riding the old slower and heavier bike.

We just took our extended family on a vacation for a week. Money sure as heck made us happier in that instance.

It is true that cash can't fix all issues in life but any one who says money can't make you happy is either lying or doesn't have money.

Run a simple thought experiment in your head. If you woke up tomorrow under crushing credit card and medical debt and it was suddenly paid off, would that make you happier?

It's true (I live in Omaha). He is still in the same house.

I didn't grow up here—my wife did. Very early on, when I first visited Omaha, she drove me by his place. After three decades or so in California, I retired and we moved back to her hometown. Buffett is still there.

Kinda depends on the size of your current one.

That’s because you haven’t tried buying better bicycles. I assure you that every new bike I buy makes me happier.

This is what I’m talking about. You’re assuming a lot about why and how people move.

It will if you have had four children after 28yo.

Meh. If you have the resources, buy whatever makes you happy.

If a bigger house makes you happy because you have space for your hobbies and you don't need to fight with your family members for space, buy a bigger house.

The whole "money doesn't bring happiness" thing is bullshit unless you are a Buddha.

A mansion in Malibu isn't going to make me happy, because I wouldn't know what the hell to do in Malibu. An upgrade from a 2-bedroom to a 4-bedroom home with a garage so I don't have to smell laser cutter fumes anymore and hack a ventilation system out a bedroom window? That very well might.