As is the case with most adages, the age-old idea that “money can’t buy you happiness” has always seemed more cute than clever. Sure the well-to-do have their problems too — no amount of money is going to rescue you from the realities of life. And ya know, there’s the “more money, more problems” side of it as well, okay. But still. Money can buy some happiness. Surely we can all agree that when you’re struggling to make it, living paycheck to paycheck (out of necessity, not to keep up with whomever), money can bring relief? No doubt.

The question then becomes, when does money stop adding to happiness? Well, as it turns out, there’s an answer to that. $75,000 to be exact. Or at least according to a recent study put out by Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. Having polled over 450,000 U.S. citizens over the last two years, the study found that money doesn’t seem to affect happiness past an annual income of $75,000. Basically, if you’re making $75k a year, things are going pretty well for you in life and money’s probably no longer an obstacle to finding happiness.

Which if you think about it makes a certain kind of sense. At $75,000 a year you’ve “made it,” you’re part of the respectable middle to upper-middle class. Which means you have enough money to own a home, live comfortably, go out with friends, vacation and, well, live the American dream. Which isn’t to say all your problems go away. But the money related ones do, or at least they significantly change.

What do you think? How much do you feel you need to make to be happy with where you’re at in life?