Do you believe that money buys happiness?

Answer 1

Let's put it this way: money is power. Does power make you happy? Not directly. What it does do is create opportunity.

Consider someone who is completely powerless. They have no way of accomplishing any goal or objective. If there is anything external that contributes to their happiness in any way, then they have no way of obtaining it or keeping it once they do. If such a person is happy, it can only be because they have devalued the entire universe... probably not a perfectly well-adjusted attitude.

Now let's look at what an unlimited amount of money might perform. Aphorisms suggest that it can't buy love... but is this really so? It can buy people who will find others who might love you. It will buy time away from work and places to be with such a person to explore what feelings you might have for each other. It will buy experts who can help you develop love and keep it. It can likely even buy enough external trappings that you and your love are stress-free and healthy enough to consider things like love (how many loves have been lost for lack of money?!).

So perhaps you can't take a wad of cash and turn an enemy into a lover, but a wealthy enough person certainly has no real reason to ever be lonely (reduced misery) as well as MASSIVELY greater opportunities to find a very real love (increased opportunity for happiness).

So yes. I would say that it's almost patently obvious that money can be an incredible help in becoming happy, by almost any definition of happiness a person might choose to name. It's not alone in this - almost any form of raw power can help. Money is probably just the most maligned.

Answer 2

Yes, money can buy happiness, with restrictions. Money will be useless, even harmful, if you do not have the wisdom to spend it.

I would say that a material level of living is a necessary condition of happiness, but not sufficient. Money can get this material level.

Answer 3

It can't buy happiness but it's a good down payment. Quoted from Johnny Wimbrey. Author of From the Hood to Doing Good.

Answer 4

No way does money buy happiness. It buys you THINGS.
Material things are just that, material.They hold no affection no honesty, no nothing. To be loved unconditional with no strings attached is where it's at. If you try to buy happiness, ask yourself is it really real, long lasting. Is it the truth. Probably not, they are just after your money.

Answer 5

No, but if you look at maslov's heirarchy of needs, in our society we must have a certain amount of money just to be able to provide ourselves with the basic necessitites.

If you are married with two children and both you and your spouse make minimum wage you're worried about surviving and the stress impedes happiness because your basic needs aren't met.

Of course, those whose basic needs aren't met just want to buy, buy, buy and the debt they create by trying to buy things that make them happy doesn't really lead to happiness either.

In short, no.

Answer 6

No, there are still things which will stress you out even if you are rich. I don't think money buys happiness.

Answer 7

That's what every one wants to believe!
I do think, however, money brings comfort not happiness.

Answer 8

Money can buy happiness......but it depends on how much you really want it.

Answer 9

YOU KNOW money doesnt bring happinessto those who already have it! perhaps cause they dont realize its value however it does bring happiness to the poor and needy . . .
there are advantages and disadvantages to every thing its just the angle you look at it from!!!

Answer 10

no the more you have the more you want. Just one big headache esp if you have a family.
I want this I want that. John my friend has one, why cann't I.
or we never get to do anything, like jeff family does. Honey we need new carpet.
Darn that mean I have to work overtime again....