Maybe you can buy joy, after all.

About 59% of Americans considered the highest assess of achievement to be joy – and being able to spend money on the things or experiences that brought joy, according to a update by Empower, a monetary services business.

People in the study were asked to select the top three types of achievement they valued most. Free period to pursue personal passions and physical well-being were the next highest measures, with 35% each.

Only 27% of respondents said they considered affluence to be the highest assess of achievement.

Americans in the study said challenging work, talent, connections and luck had the biggest impact on monetary achievement.

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About half of Americans said they felt less financially successful than others. Nearly 60% of the respondents said monetary achievement is harder to achieve for their creation than other generations. This sentiment was highest among millennials (69%) and lowest for baby boomers (49%).

Both millennial and Gen Z respondents were the most optimistic about the possibility of achieving monetary achievement in their lifetime.

The study also highlighted barriers to achievement, with about 35% of participants saying the economy was a hurdle and 30% identifying turnover instability as a top factor.

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Other top barriers included not setting obvious monetary goals and delaying monetary planning.

Empower surveyed 2,200 Americans ages 18 and older in September for the study.