Will money buy YOU happiness?

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desy

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A perfect example of one of lifes truths revealed in the Bible. Not clouded in relgion but just a window into humanity pure and simple exposed a millenia ago.
 

termac50

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To a point it would. I remember thinking when I made 30k/yr that if I could make 100k/yr, I'd be happy. Well, I make well over that now, and guess what? More money invites more problems. Sounds weird but it's true.
 

regnez

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I don't think that money itself can really buy anyone happiness; rather, the freedom and choices that having unlimited money presents you would make quite a few people happy.

I am happy with my life as it is, but there are many things that I want to be able to do but am not because I am in college and working two jobs, which takes up every second of free time I would have. Now, if I had unlimited money, then I could quit college and one of the jobs (I really like the other one) and have much more free time to do the things I want to do.
 

willtriv

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money is happiness disguised don't lie. Most humans really enjoy giving, i know personally I'd be able to make so many lives so much better that have nothing to do with me and for no reason. How can that not make me happy? Not even to mention how cool it would be if girls like my car instead of the purple station wagon im rocking right now.
 

djheater

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Groucho Marx quote - While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery
 

Legend

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Absolutely. The old sayings is to keep poor people happy. Just because you have wealth doesn't automatically mean you have absolutely 0 social skills and can not enjoy the money with family and friends.
 

JDMnAR1

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I don't think that money can buy happiness directly. However, as many others have mentioned, having access to a never-ending supply of money would certainly allow one to do things that would in turn cause happiness. I know for me, if I was not forced by financial needs to work in order to pay my bills, etc. I sure would be a lot happier in life. If I did not have to worry about being able to pay for any unexpected expenses that might arise, I would be happier. If I knew my family was provided for no matter what I did (or didn't do), I would be happier.
 

pontifex

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i don't know if money could buy me happiness but it could buy me stuff or allow me to do stuff that would make me happy.
 

blackdogdeek

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as long as it would mean:

my parents wouldn't have to work anymore
my kids wouldn't have to worry about their educations (or much else)
i wouldn't have to work anymore

then yes
 

Poulsonator

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Originally posted by: JLGatsby
Money cures all problems.

Hmmm...I'm sure anybody with incurable cancer would beg to differ. Or someone with AIDS. Or someone who had their legs blown off in a war. Or someone with a severly disabled child. Or how about someone who recently lost their spouse to a drunk driver? I bet money's the one that that'll fix everything!!!
 

sixone

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It wouldn't buy me happiness, but it would sure help me limit the amount of time I'm willing to spend thinking I'm not.
 

glutenberg

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The troubles that people keep listing as troubles inherent with being in possession of a large sum of money are just as viable as problems to those who aren't rich. How do you ever know who your true friends are? Rich or poor, unless you're a mind reader, that person could be using you one way or the other. That argument seems to be the main one that everyone seems to bring up and yet it's not inherent to those who are rich.

All the other examples of rich people not being happy are just as applicable to those who don't have enough money. Examples of, "I know plenty of people who are rich and they aren't happy," does not equate to money brings unhappiness. People will always have problems as long as they have emotions, this is nothing new. A wise use of large sums of money (and not the "American" way of spending it off as fast as possible until all you see is debt) allows you to have many personal freedoms from most of the man made hinderances developed due to mankind's need for society.

So, if you're going to use rich people as examples of money not bringing happiness, at least mention the reason why they're unhappy and think about whether their unhappiness can only be felt due to being rich. If not, then the problem lies not with large sums of money but with the person.
 
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