Experience is almost always a greater determinant of happiness than things are.  We want the new car and believe it will bring us happiness.  Meanwhile, the vacation seems like a splurge.  But if you’re going on vacation, odds are somebody’s going with you.  And when we’re connected well to others, we feel most happy.  A vacation also creates lasting memories. A car?  It sits in the driveway, gets old and rusts, looks worse than the neighbors, and starts causing you dissatisfaction rather than satisfaction.

         —  David Hochman

 via Readers Digest

That being said, I’m in the market for a new car.  So, do as I say, not as I do.