I saw on a greeting card the other day, "If you want to be happy for one day: buy hookers and blow; for a lifetime: garden."
Also:
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/when-money-buys-happiness/While we are at it:
What makes you happy?
What makes me happy:
My dog.
When
randomdreams, the dog, and I spoon.
Books, music, laptop, the internets.
I really enjoyed Regis University.
That dream I have where I am fly fishing off my recumbent.
Stuff I've bought that made me happy:
I'm gonna have to agree with all the other stuff that other people like in that article: art and bikes and cars and contact lenses and travel. Except for the camping gear, I hate camping.