Does money buy happiness?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I guess it depends on the individual on how much money is enough money to make you genuinely happy.

But for me I don't think it's that much money, I think just being comfortable in my own skin makes me feel very happy.

Regardless of how much money I have. I don't need very much. But enough to at least to cover the bills maybe a little more than that.

However, being super rich, I don't think would make me more happier per se. It might even have the opposite effect.

 

[Cole train]

No

But it buys most important thing

Freedom

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

No

But it buys most important thing

Freedom

Very good answer.

 

[Tone C]

No

But it buys most important thing

Freedom

Good post.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

No

But it buys most important thing

PIZZA

I FIX FOR YOU.

 

[genecop]

I think the temporary drug thing is accurate…
After your basic needs are met, it’s mostly a black hole..

 

[Fedorgasm]

When you don't have enough money it certainly buys you unhappiness.

So if you go from making 15k to 80k per year then it will most certainly increase your happiness.

However, going from 80k to 150k doesn't really increase your happiness much.

I would assume for amounts larger than that it would be the same story.

It's basically Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Once your basic needs are met you need to move up the pyramid rather than just acquiring an excessive amount.

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

No, but being rich and unhappy is better than being poor and unhappy

 

[Otto!]

I think that once you reach a certain treshold at which you live comfortably without having to worry about lodging, food and other essentials, then you don’t need to be rich to be happy at this point.

I’ve never aspired to be rich personally, and I wouldn’t trade places with any billionaire as I am very happy with my current lifestyle.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

It certainly does. I would venture a guess that most people would take the kind of unhappiness that comes with being rich than being poor.

 

[Zinger]

If I had more money I'd be a lot happier.

Probably until I got used to having money and got bored with it.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

When you don't have enough money it certainly buys you unhappiness.

So if you go from making 15k to 80k per year then it will most certainly increase your happiness.

However, going from 80k to 150k doesn't really increase your happiness much.

I would assume for amounts larger than that it would be the same story.

It's basically Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Once your basic needs are met you need to move up the pyramid rather than just acquiring an excessive amount.

Excellent info, thank you.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

No, but being rich and unhappy is better than being poor and unhappy

That's true.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

If you're a happy person then money will accentuate that, so yes

If you're a miserable hateful fuck, money won't change you

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

If you're a happy person then money will accentuate that, so yes

If you're a miserable hateful fuck, money won't change you

Well said.

 

[Krixes]

Temporary imo.... I'd rather have close family, and a few good friends. Throw in some dogs, cats, horses, and a few goats and I'll call that Heaven.

 

[aerius]

In my case

 

[ferrisjso]

My stance on this has always been the Citizen Kane line "money is...to buy things". Money is a social construct people use to acquire things once it ceases to do this it ceases to give you anything but status.

Once people reach a certain amount of wealth it takes more and more money to result in tangible lifestyle changes because there is a finite amount of things people can buy and/or want to buy. Hence this is why rich people spend such a small percentage of their income.

 

[chill doggie]

We’ll see.

 

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