George Carlin quipped "life is a game, and whoever dies with the most stuff wins." When he said it we all laughed, in large part because we know it's not far from the truth.
Consumer spending makes up about 71% of US GDP, up from 62% in 1981. During that same period, our economy expanded from $3.2 trillion to $21.3 trillion, so our appetite for more "stuff" seems endless. But does it make us happy?

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