the happiest year of our life begins when we turn 34 because it's when we start ticking off boxes such as tying the knot, having children and making strides in a chosen career, according to a survey a study of 2,000 over 40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and compiled the key factors for each decade results showed age 34 was the happiest year for most people on average a study of 2,000 over 40s asked people to reflect on their levels of happiness through different stages of life and found 34 was the age when people were at their happiest in every aspect of their lives  the study also found it is the age when we are most comfortable in ourselves, earn enough money to get on the property ladder, meet monthly payments with confidence and start to enjoy the finer things in life meanwhile, those who thought their 20s were the happiest cited the freedom, social life and career progression they enjoyed in that decade those who chose a year in their 40s as their happiest enjoyed watching the children grow up and getting a bigger home, the study by home security specialists yale found 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 their happy factors getting on the property ladder was a recurring theme throughout the study and the age a person gets their first home often correlated with their happiest year  1 i was young and physically fit  2 i had less responsibility/more freedom  3 i was comfortable with my appearance  4 i got married  5 my family were still around  6 all my money was spent on myself  7 i met someone i fell in love with  8 i had children  9 i had a wider social circle  10 i partied a lot  11 i travelled a lot  12 i had flings/went on dates/played the field  1 i had children  2 i met someone i fell in love with  3 i was able to enjoy the finer things in life  4 i travelled  5 i started making the right decisions  6 i was making more money than i ever had  7 i got married  8 had a great holiday abroad  9 i got a great new job/made a career change  10 finally got on the property ladder  11 i moved abroad  12 my family members got married  the study also found those choosing a year in their 60s as their happiest year so far said the ability to retire, travel more and finally relax as crucial boosts to a positive outlook 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 people were most likely to state that they had become happier as they had grown older rather than the other way round, results showed 1 i was comfortable financially and emotionally  2 work was winding down  3 pay off the mortgage  4 i went travelling  5 i became a grandparent  6 children moved out  7 got divorced, started fresh  8 got married or re married  9 i was at the top of my game career wise  10 i got over an illness/condition  11 had a big wedding anniversary  12 lost weight/got fit  13 children moved out  14 renewed vows  1 felt comfortable with myself  2 had a great family life  3 met someone i fell in love with  4 had a great time with my children/ children were growing up  5 got some 'me time' back  6 i was very successful  7 i had a lot of money put away  8 got married  9 got a divorce, started over  10 changed career  11 lost weight/got fit  12 moved into a bigger home  13 children moved out  14 became stay at home  people cited having children and grandchildren as one of their 'happy factors' throughout each decade  overall people reflected on their lives happily, with 47 per cent able to say most of their life had been happy so far and 43 per cent said their life had been an equal balance of happy and rougher times, while one in ten unfortunately looked back on their life as mostly unhappy 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 'getting on the property ladder was a recurring theme throughout the study and the age a person gets their first home often correlated with the happiest year they chose 'that sense of a permanent home and place to create new and happy memories is a big part of the study and shows the importance of a secure home environment in making us content with life' 1 finally retired  2 was able to travel  3 could concentrate on hobbies and interests  4 had freedom from work  5 i started to appreciate life  6 i was able to relax for the first time  7 could finally concentrate on myself  8 became a grandparent  9 got fit and healthy  10 got married  holly willoughby  katherine jenkins  kim kardashian west  paris hilton  ryan gosling  justin timberlake  christina aguilera  tom hiddleston  macaulay culkin  channing 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