article_snippet: The happiest year of our life begins when our turn 34 because it's when our start ticking off boxes such as tying the knot, having children and making strides in a chosen career, according to a survey.
article_snippet: A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on people levels of happiness through different stages of life and compiled the key factors for each decade.
article_snippet: Results showed age 34 was the happiest year for most people on average.
article_snippet: A study of 2,000 over-40s asked people to reflect on people levels of happiness through different stages of life and found 34 was the age when people were at people happiest in every aspect of people
article_snippet: A study of 2,000 over-40s also found A study of 2,000 over-40s is the age when we are most comfortable in we, earn enough money to get on the property ladder, meet monthly payments with confidence and start to enjoy the finer things in life.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, those who thought those who thought their 20s 20s were the happiest cited the freedom, social life and career progression those who thought their 20s enjoyed in that decade.
article_snippet: Those who chose a year in those who thought their 20s 40s as those who thought their 20s happiest enjoyed watching the children grow up and getting a bigger home, the study by home security specialists Yale found.
article_snippet: People who chose their 50s said work winding down, the children leaving home, paying off the mortgage and getting a new start after a divorce as the children happy factors.
article_snippet: The study also found those choosing a year in My family members 60s as My family members so far said the ability to retire, travel more and finally relax as crucial boosts to a positive outlook.
article_snippet: A key reason behind being most happy included 'meeting someone I fell in love with' which appeared in the happy moments for 20s, 30s and 40s, while 'getting married' appears in every decade.
article_snippet: People cited having children and grandchildren as one of People 'happy factors' throughout each decade .
article_snippet: Nigel Fisher, MD of home security Yale, said: 'With the average age we're most happiest coming out in the mid-thirties, it suggests that the feeling of being settled in your work and personal life while still looking to the future is important. '
highlights_snippet: New research has found age 34 is the happiest of our lives on average .
  
highlights_snippet: Study of 2,000 over-40s found Study of 2,000 over-40s was when most people were happiest .
  