Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.
The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.
The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.
The luster of an experience can actually go up with time. So, learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.
A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.
We often think about happiness as trying to increase our joy, but it's also about decreasing our worry. So what you get for paying those high taxes is, if you're a parent thinking about putting your child through school, you don't have to worry about it, because all education through college is free.
