Greater perceived time affluence is associated with higher subjective well-being, and using money for time-saving purchases can improve happiness in some settings.

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Kasser and Sheldon report four studies linking time affluence with subjective well-being after controlling for material affluence. Whillans and colleagues report cross-national associations between time-saving purchases and life satisfaction plus a field experiment in which a time-saving purchase produced greater happiness than a material purchase.

These studies do not show that outsourcing tasks always improves well-being, that everyone has the resources to buy time, or that time saved automatically becomes recovery, connection, or meaningful use.

The chapter’s distinction between owning time and being able to inhabit it remains broader than the empirical findings.

Supported by appropriate human studies, major reviews, trials, cohort research, or converging evidence. The strength of the category does not remove population, dose, timing, or context limitations.

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