"money doesn't buy happiness", do you believe that why or why not ?
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I don't think that it can BUY happiness, but to me it can RENT it for a long time. LoL.
634058
Wealth doesn't make people happy. It usually makes them possessive, cranky, avaricious, greedier, mean, nasty, stressed, etc., because all they can think about is making more money and protecting the money that they already have.
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I would be happy to win the lottery.  The problem with inheriting money is who died?\nI think what you mean with your question is does money buy happiness.  And the answer to that is no, of course not.  But it helps when you don't have to worry about money and you can focus on following your bliss.
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Yeah ,  It is true \n   That life is full of struggles and difficulties. Modern living and \nMaterial thinking have added trouble and frustration to life. Today\nPeople are engaged in a race to amass wealth . they say that they do everything in life to be happy.\n\n      What is happiness?happiness is state of mind. It is to be sought and found.\nPleasure –seekers miss it.they are restless,discontedted and have no inward happiness. peple often think that money brings happiness,thoug money issential for a happy life,\nIt can do much to make life unpleasant .so ,the source of happiness cannot simply be wealth. \n     There are some golden rules to be happy. Good health is \nVery important for happiness.  But there are people who,in spite of their Sickness and pain,keep smiling faces. They are brave souls who find happiness within. So by observing  the laws of health ,one can enjoy good health.to be happy,we should also cut down our expenses, and avoid unnecessary wants and desires.\n\n Happiness can also be achieved by doing service to god . lastly,one can also engage in religious discourses and spiritual practices to achieve happiness.\n\n              Thus the secret of happiness lies in unselfishness,kindness to others,humility,cleanliness of mind ,a clear conscience and an upright life.
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I think people who don't have great wealth desire it because they think it will bring happiness.  Sure it would be nice to live comfortably, but money does not necessarily bring happiness.  I know several millionaires from when I worked in oil & gas in Houston and they were mostly miserable souls. They fought over more & more money and worried constantly about how to keep from losing it. Their kids were on drugs and had alcohol problems in and out of rehab.  I'm basically poor, but I've never been happier at this time in my life.
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Do you mean to sacrifice to achieve the happiness you deserve? That would be 'my' opinion, anyway. To work hard and save money, not spending money on every little thing I don't need, that is an example of what I mean. That you added 'you deserve' is an interesting thing. A lot of people seem to think they deserve something 'without' sacrificing.
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Money might buy a lot of stuff, but the richness of family and friends, cannot be purchased by money.  I've been both and now I"m poor and happier than I've ever been in my life - my health is gone, but I have peace, joy, hope, a wonderful husband, a great son, and a family that rallies round in prayer and support.  All my past dollars couldn't buy my health, couldn't buy me peace or joy, a good husband, couldn't have turned my son into a great young man, or caused my family to rally - so if you have chosen to leave the money and gain the greater things in life, then you have chosen well!
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We need money for our basic needs, like food clothing and shelter, so wanting some money is natural. Then come our desires which can always be improved by raising thier budget. Ultimately we all have alot of things that we want to do, get, do more with or improve and these are all limited by the amount of money available, among other factors. Money is involved in everything that we do to be happy. The reason they say "Money won't make you happy" is that a big unexpected pile of money all at once would probably do more harm than good. Happiness is never guaranteed just because you have a certain amount of money.
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offcourse its good for people \nits money money why people be upset from money ?
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Having known people who are rich and some who are not so rich, I don't find the average rich person to be any sadder than the average poor person. Maybe even slightly happier as they don't have to worry every day  how they are going to feed their kids or pay the doctor bills. \n\nI find that the perception that rich people are sad to be largely in the wishful minds of those who covet their wealth.\n\nBy the way, why is this question in the Math section? Are you trolling?
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There is a saying"Money does not buy happiness." My husband and I don't have a lot of money ,but he makes me feel like I am cherished.That to me is worth more than a fortune.
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Yeah money's pretty importent. You might not be able to buy happiness but you can buy a house, car, food, and other things that you need.
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Happiness is a choice. Your circumstances don't get to decide if you have a happy life or not. Only you do. The people you are referring to just haven't figured it out yet. They're still blaming the world, circumstances, others for their problems. If they would just learn to appreciate what they do have and be happy more good things would continue to come into their experience. Dr. Wayne Dyer says "what you focus on expands" and he's right. I've tried it and compeletely turned my life around.
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I am poor. I am below poverty level, which is not very pleasant. Do I feel poor? No. I have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and the internet, and a car,and music. My soul is happy. Money doesn't really mean much. All the important things in life don't have anything to do with money...so I guess I was wrong. I am very rich.
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It would seem the social moral is that money will never bring you happiness, yet so many people pursue money. I know that without money I wouldn't be happy, only because of the stress of living, or lack there of, I don't know if being rich would make me happy because I never have been. I have a pretty good idea that it won't since typically I am happiest doing things where money has minimal concern. But who is to say that money is not the key to making someone else happy? I mean really what makes me happy is more than one thing, it is my activities, friends, how I spend my time (which does consume money), but there are a lot more simple people in the world who are happy for small things, like just living!!!! So, to me no but to others it can.....
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Money makes the world go around. If it wasn't for money, the place we call home would probably be 50% better then what we live in today. As for myself, I am a soldier of the U.S. army national guard. IV been to Iraq and back and seen how terrible it was over there. And the one reason that place looks like it does is because of lack of...you guessed it. MONEY. I live in an apartment right now with no furniture, nor food, TV, ect. I sleep on an air mattress and I have my laptop with wireless. I am waiting on my re-sign up bonus in a week or 2 to buy the things I need to get ahead again. Couch, TV, phone, ect. and while I sit here with no money yet, I wonder myself "what the hell do all these people really do with their money, all these rich people who just blow it all away because they can" they don’t think about the people who really need it and would put it to good use. Like I said before, i am a soldier of America, and most soldiers who sign up for the army don’t have money so they see it as a way out, a way to get ahead. And they go off and fight a war for people, allot of people, who couldn't give a care in the world. Don’t get me wrong there are also allot of those who really support us troops. But if you think about it, it’s the poor fighting the poor. Simply put. As for me, I don’t really know what people do with their money. But I know he who has a lot will become greedy, and what he already has, he will not be satisfied with. It’s a shame that nowadays it seems you have to have money just to have friends, a love, ect. When I was in school I never had any friends because I was considered low class or poor because my mom didn’t have a job and could buy the things I needed or wanted. Money is everything nowadays. And if you have enough of it, heh, you'd almost be able to play god, you could get away with murder it you had enough money. The world is headed in the wrong direction, and it was headed there ever before it came to be. That’s the way I see it!
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I would say both! But i will also tend to lean towards happiness my friend. Financial reward is definetly good when it comes to material gain. Once one has money, one can achieve greater things such as material spending etc... Although when one has no material gain, what will you do? On the other hand, if you are happy, then what else does matter? \n\nFor example: You have earned $5000 a month. You will spend it on rent, utilities etc.. But you will also spend it on something you like because it will make you happy. Well it will make you think that you are happy!!! But what if you don't have that amount? What if you just have happiness? You don't even need to spend on anything, but you will still be happy. And what is better than being happy? If you know what happiness is, then everything else doesn't really matter...\n\nThere are people out in the world who are doing jobs called volunteering. They are actually doing it for their own happiness (even though they are doing it for their resume also)! But if you talk to some of those people, they will tell you that the best accomplishments in their life was to help those people in needs, not the amount of money they were making 15 years after that!!!! \n\nSo yes both because you need to survive in the world today, but it is more important to be happy than be rich! Cheers!