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How much money do you think it would take to make you 10% happier than you are now, for about a year? Why that much and what would you do with it? Can money really make us happy, or just alleviate stress?

Right now for us, it's not about the money. While I definitely would not turn down a raise, I'd prefer more job security for Beast (although that has improved over the past year or so--they've fired so many people now that they simply can't fire anyone else!). And I'd prefer about 75% less job-stress for both of us. There are days when I really feel like our employers are paying us to have heart attacks.

OK, I'd like an increase in pay for the next year that would cover the out-of-pocket cost of all our medications. How's that? I think that works out to about $1000 or so. That would make me happy, I guess.