Does money make life better?

Question

I believe with life the sheer love & understanding the beauty of its essence can be touched by anyone & everyone. But I wanted to know does money help with this does it intensify or cultivate these emotions more? (say when someone's worth £5 - 50 million.) Thanks

Answer 1

it makes it "easier"....not necessarily better

Answer 2

No, money does not make life better. It makes life easier, and opens more doors of opportunity, be it good or bad.

eg. You could win the lottery tonight and die tomorrow. (Think about that)

eg.2 You win the lottery and suddenly realize you can take care of your family and provide better living conditions for your ailing Nona. That would make Nona "happier", your family "happier", and you "much happier".

I use "happier" because happiness is relative.

While we shouldn't look to money for happiness, There is nothing wrong with using it in an assisting role (no pun intended).
9 out of 10 times, the people who say "money can't buy happiness" don't have any money. Go figure! And you will get your answer.

Answer 3

You can only have peace of mind by not having something to worry about including money. Well what do you think? Even now you worry about rent or a house payment also a car or car payment, everything that costs and it only satisfies for a little while then your off looking for something else to fill the void. If you had alot of money you would worry about how to keep it safe from whoever is trying to get it or take it! Someday you'll understand!

Answer 4

Money doesn't make the man, man makes money! Money itself is quite neutral, being in truth neither a good or bad thing. It's function is that of a social vehicle that simplifies the question of market exchange rates and values for large scaled populations. The problem is the human element of greed and desire which perverts the value and merit of such interactions!

Answer 5

Up to a point, yes. It means you can eat well, participate in fun activities or hobbies, and afford a comfortable home in a nice area.

However, I think that having too much money can be a bad thing. With no need to budget, it is easy to lose track of the value of things, and also it is possible to become paranoid about others trying to rip you off. Do you have genuine friends, or are they just after your money?

Answer 6

Yes. Money does make life better. I have lots of money, more than I'll ever spend. I have so much money that I don't even have to worry about it; which leaves me free to worry about my family, my friends, my health, my knowledge and understanding. Having money has allowed me to focus only on what is important, which in turn, gives me a greater appreciation for the little things, and the finner things in life.

Answer 7

Money makes the life better, but emotions can live without money, I know poor people who love each other strongly and passionate regardless of having pennies to buy food on a daily basis.

Answer 8

Ultimately, when compared to not having it (in a pseudo-progressive sense), I think it does make life better.
Sadly, monetary systems are 'diversions' or 'ways of venting' humanity's raw competitiveness for everything - it puts a stamp of organisation on what we all do with ourselves while we're here.
Of course, money is often manipulated to bring about a lot of what it was intended to progress away from, but that's because human instinct is basic to the function of money.

Answer 9

The word 'better' implies measurement and is rather subjective and prone to distortion.

lack of monitory wealth is problematic. The acquisition of wealth is also problematic.

Life has nothing to do with either. Do you mean living as we do?

Living as we do we tend to love the wealthy with hate. We being 20% of the planet mostly in the west, who can in comfort consider such a question.

Living in complete and utter poverty i doubt if the question would ever be put!

Answer 10

I forgot who said it but:-

Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure provides a better class of misery"

Excess money is not important - being able to provide for yourself and loved ones however is important.

Someone with just £1,000 in savings is likely to be considerably happier than an identical person in an identcal family with £1,000 worth of debt.

Answer 11

Sometimes yes sometimes no. More money generally means a more comfortable life. But when people become fixated on money and there whole life becomes about making more then that makes life worse.