Would you be rich and unhappy, or would you be poor and happy?

Hi friend, Let me first tell you happiness has got nothing to do with financial status, and i do not believe that money is key to happiness. Key to happiness is within you, your mind, the way you look at things and the way you treat others. I agree with you that famous people's actions are watched by media and public in general and influence masses a lot. However its not that only reach people are famous. you will find many people are famous even if they do not have much money. Happy mylotting

i cant understand how a poor person can happy. he is unhappy so he is poor. everybodys ultimate goal is become rich. rich means -------wealth-------health----love in life ----- success----- money is not proportional to happiness

For me would be poor and happy so that I enjoy life and not scared about the bad people.

well i think that being rich has nothing to do with being happy. You will be happy even if you are poor. And there's no guarantee that rich people are always happy. One reason is that they can't be seen in public places. Their privacy won't be respected in public places. They brought it upon themselves. But being whom you are and making others around you happy by what you do i believe is the real key to happiness. That way even you can be happy.

huh I don't have much money~but it is ok for me~maybe i m not that money rusher. It depends, whether rich people unhappy or poor people happy~Some people use money to be the symbol of their status~ how much money do you have could be seems as rich? For me~~you could buy what U need is ok~~as for those luxury~ that is no end~~ wish U happy~~~

hello. I don't think that having lots of money comes with happiness. Those two things aren't always inside the same package. What I can tell you is this, happiness does not have anything to do with riches or fame. If you know in your heart that you love what you are doing, you feel content of what you have and appreciate the blessings that come to you, you will surely be happy.

being poor and happy is a difficult thing to do believe me..we came from a poor family and i am poor as far as i can remember..money is an essential part for attaining happiness, remember that basic needs are important to attain harmony and happiness towards life. yes, we can be happy in littles ways, but total happiness? nah..how can you be happy if you are so worried about life..about where to get the next meal, when someone gets sick..money can provide peace of mind,. happiness is subjective and differ in meaning to individual,.

i would much rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy because i am used to being poor and happy!

I would also definitely choose being poor and happy. The main goal of life should be happiness. If you had all the money in the world and you're not happy, what is the point? Still, even though there are many rich people like Paris Hilton and Tiger Woods who are bad influences, I think there are some good rich people too. There is Bill Gates who gives a lot to charity and Simon Cowell who helps a lot of people achieve their dreams.

I would like to be rather poor and happy because even if you are rich but are unhappy, then that's not healthy living and you won't be able to get satisfaction or peace at mind. Being happy even that means when we are poor, would give us that strength and joyness in whatever work we choose to do and we would be able to work through all the stress of the work easily which gives way for richness to come to life now or later at some stage. Being happy is more important than being richer or each and everyday, one would wake up to fight his own demons and just do nothing but struggle through his life!!

Being happy is not measured to what ever you have.You can say you are happy when you are contented to what you have.Yes to tell you most of the rich people are not happy,you will ask why?because many rich people are not successful in terms of family.Many of them are brokenhome.While sometimes in poor people you will see in them that they are happy because they are just contented to what they have.

I would be happy and poor...i dont care if im poor as long as im happy and im with the people i love.Being happy is not just about being rich..if you are with people you love your not just happy but being loved too so your rich in a different way...you are rich with love and yet still happy :)

poor and happy! we are poor but not the lowest level of course but indeed were happy! =)

I really don't understand why you should be unhappy if you are rich. I guess it boils down to your upbringing, morals and values. I guess the issue of happiness has more dimensions and factors besides financial status and wealth. Faith is a prominent factor in one's well-being and happiness. Hence, I think if you have the right balance of happiness recipe, then why not be rich and happy?

I just wanna be different from the rest; so my answer is I WANNA BE RICH and UNHAPPY. All of you are free to react. My current social status is neither poor or rich. I'm in between and I'm happy. But I just can't deny the fact that I wanna be rich or richer.? I think all of us wants to. We are all driven by that prime motivator, money. Regardless of how I'll get to that level/status, I'd surely say I'll do everything to reach it. If and if I'll get rich, why would I be unhappy if I did my all just as long as I didn't step on somebody else? It's either I'm being selfish or I'm just speaking out for the real truth about what I want in life. =) P.S: I truly believe that regardless of what social status a person is at, he/she can manage to be happy either way. That's about it. Happy mylotting to you as well.

Good discussion - I like it-.A person can really-be happy if he is contended with what he has.But because of our more desires we are shutting the doors of happiness,which results us to work hard and despite of this initiative we are not fulfilled. Of course money plays an important part to live but not the end of happiness. Poor people are more happy and contended than rich people.

I would rather be poor and very happy... but if it were in the choices.. very rich and very happy.

Why does one wants to be rich? Because they think that having the money would make them happy. Bottomline, people just don't want to be rich just to get rich...they want to be rich to be happy. Therefore, happiness, irregardless of how much do you have in your pockets, is all that matters after all. Right?

we just have to be happy no matter how rich we are or how we are .

Been married 22 years we are poor but I couldnt be any happier ! I like to think money is the root of all evil... Our lives are packed full of memories that cost little to nothing... You just have to be creative... I think if we was wealthy we would of missed out on all the things we have had to do to entertain ourselves ( sad thought )