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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who posted earlier about committing to buying myself lie-flat seats on flights. Another aspect of this, which I haven't seen mentioned, is a fear of hedonic adaptation. What if I get used to the lie-flat seats and they cease to bring me job? If I'm being honest this is a lingering hang-up for me - I suppose it's inevitable but it also makes me hesitate to spend money on things that upgrade my lifestyle. Any thoughts on how to deal with this? [/quote]

You can't avoid it with physical things.  Even a 7k sq foot mansion feels "normal" after a couple of years in it. There are things which will continually give you happiness, or help you avoid stress:

1. Short/unstressful commute- studies are quite clear that long driving commutes are very bad for well-being- both the time spent and the stress from traffic uncertainty, etc. This can cost money, of course- a house closer to metro is more expensive.
2.  Spending time with family and friends. Again, can spend money to do more of this.
3.  Being involved in meaningful things like hobbies with others, volunteering, etc.  Mostly not directly money related.

Of course there is a longer list, but that's how I think about it. And I use miles to fly in business on long haul flights, and its amazing, but generally only do it on overnight flights. Am fine with economy on daytime flights.[/quote]

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