In my experience, people that say it doesn't help at least a little, tend to be either from another planet or don't know what it's like to have no money (i.e. the silver spoon brigade).
Can money buy happiness?
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In my experience, people that say it doesn't help at least a little, tend to be either from another planet or don't know what it's like to have no money (i.e. the silver spoon brigade).
Of course it does.
With money most of the stress from life is removed. You don't have to worry about bills or how you can ever afford to buy something nice or go somewhere far away.
With money you have the freedom to do what you want, when you want.
A lot of people get trapped into the desire to make even more money though, so even when they have millions in the bank they just can't stop working. You'd also have to be aware that a lot of your new "friends" would probably only be there for your money, but as long as you understand that then both of you can benefit out of it.
Life wouldn't be perfect (It never can be) but it would be a hell of a lot easier.
With money most of the stress from life is removed. You don't have to worry about bills or how you can ever afford to buy something nice or go somewhere far away.
With money you have the freedom to do what you want, when you want.
A lot of people get trapped into the desire to make even more money though, so even when they have millions in the bank they just can't stop working. You'd also have to be aware that a lot of your new "friends" would probably only be there for your money, but as long as you understand that then both of you can benefit out of it.
Life wouldn't be perfect (It never can be) but it would be a hell of a lot easier.
Soldato
True friends, love, etc. Sounds gay but it's 100% true.
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Soldato
Yes I would say it could.
I for one would be a hell of a lot happier with £200 million in the bank and if I ever got depressed I'd just go and spend till I'm happy again.
I for one would be a hell of a lot happier with £200 million in the bank and if I ever got depressed I'd just go and spend till I'm happy again.
Soldato
It doesn't, in the long term, make you happy, but it does remove one of the major worries that can make you unhappy.
Soldato
Don't make me laugh.
Man of Honour
If it ment I never had to work and could spend my life doing things I enjoy and spend time with my friends and family then it would definately make me happy
Hmmm, I think you're looking at it the wrong way. It might be great at first but where's the long term fulfillment? It might make things easier in the short term but what have you go to work for? What have you got to achieve? Where's the sense of satisfaction from sitting back after a hard day's work and feeling proud of what you've done and the money you've earned? It feels a lot better buying something when you've worked hard for it.
There are a lot of things money can't buy - it might sound trite but you're a very shallow person if you don't believe that.
Hope I'm not being too cynical, but how many women do you see dating tramps because it's true love? Sad but perhaps true.
Happier not happy.
It can't buy you true love, it can make it easier.
It can't keep your family and freinds alive and happy, but again it can make it easier.
As I said it helps a hell of a lot, but you can't buy the thins that are most important.
No, because you swap one set of problems for another.
If you think that much money would actually make you happy, in the long-term, forget it.
Yes, but that's not permanent happiness.
If you want to ignore all the research ever done on human happiness, go right ahead...but what REALLY makes people happy and motivated isn't goods and services, it's self-actualisation, being the best you possibly can be at everything you possibly can do. And money cannot, categorically, buy that.
How many do you see dating multi-millionaires because it's true love?
Unless you live in a cave, alone, most people have that already. With money you, you're friends and your "love" can go driving dune buggies all day.
Most jobs in this world are ultimately pointless in the end anyway. Unless you're doing something which directly affects peoples lives, then what you do have to show for your hard work apart from the pay check at the end of the month?
I can understand people who save / improve people’s lives or craft something out of nothing getting fulfilment from a job but at the end of the day loads of people are just shuffling paper around offices.
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I don't think for one second money can literally buy happyness. Of course there is just reward for great effort and so on, which is very much a different question. And it is good to be able to meet all bills that come in too, but that again doesn't nescessarily make happyness, moreover, paying bills just keeps the status quo.
I believe love can buy you happyness. But not money.
I believe love can buy you happyness. But not money.