Freedom Is Happiness

@porwest (92696)
United States
December 15, 2022 4:39pm CST
Money cannot buy happiness. This is true. But it can provide for a happier, healthier and more productive and fruitful life. Hear me out. Having more money can open up myriad opportunities that we simply would not otherwise have without it. When we want to take vacations, we can take them and be less limited about where we want to go and what we can do. We can have better choice in where we work and what kind of work conditions we want to work in. We can rely less on credit which makes the cost of everything we want cost considerably more. We can have the opportunity to save and invest and make our money work harder for us. We can eat out more often if we want to. We can stock up better on groceries and other household items and take better advantage of cost savings by stocking up more. We don't have to worry if the furnace goes out or the brakes on the car fails. We have money to cover it. We don't have to worry if we get laid off. We can afford the gap. Money won't buy happiness. But generally speaking, people who have to worry less about money generally lead healthier, happier lives and enjoy many more freedoms that those without money cannot. Just another thing to think about.
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@RebeccasFarm (90481)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Dec 22
Funny I do not have a money worry either, though I have zero. People are willing to give me their money for free.
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• Arvada, Colorado
16 Dec 22
@porwest Well since I am not acquainted with all, it is no loss to me on that count either.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
@RebeccasFarm The only time it bothers me is when it comes around to tax time and then I have to see all those people in front of me with a cart full of groceries I paid for as they go home to their rent free house I also paid for and turn on the lights I am also paying for.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
Are they ALL willing, I wonder? Hmm. I do wonder about that. Not that I am arguing against free money. But then again, most free money isn't actually free.
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@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Dec 22
I've had money and I've been homeless. Happiness comes no matter how much money you have.
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@andriaperry (117157)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Dec 22
@porwest I'm one who won't go to Cancun.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
I agree and I disagree. I mean, my cousin's idea (who was broke) of a vacation was renting a hotel room three blocks away so they could use the swimming pool. Meanwhile, I was off to Cancun and had my own swimming pool to soak in. lol I am sure she'd have had a happier time in Cancun than at the Super 8.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
18 Dec 22
@andriaperry It is not HIGH on my list. But it is a beautiful place. Rather safe mostly too so long as you generally stay on the resort or are at least with a larger group.
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
15 Dec 22
I agree, as one of my friends said: "Money cannot buy everything, but at least you won't die with nothing in your pocket." He also said: "If you have more money, you may have more debts. A poor man can only borrow as much, while a millionaire may have millions of debts too. Either way, I wish I had more money so I could help people in need and help out my sisters and broithers.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
18 Dec 22
The difference between the debts of millionaires and poor people is what those debts control or represent. There is good debt and bad debt. Good debt is such that it allows one to borrow to make more money and bad debt is such that it generally allows someone to buy something they cannot afford. lol
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
19 Dec 22
@porwest I agree with you. If one can manage his wealth well, without debts, then it's a boon, if not, then it's a bane. Did I get it right?
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
22 Dec 22
@Jenaisle That about sums it up right for me.
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@lovebuglena (44731)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Dec 22
Money can’t buy happiness but it allows you to do or buy things that can make you happy.
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@lovebuglena (44731)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Dec 22
@porwest That would make someone happy for sure. But hey, you still have to be smart about money and not over spend it, even if you are swimming in it.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
It is the freedom that makes me the happiest. Not being bogged down by bills and credit card debt just to get by. Not being forced to work a job I hate or work for tyrants who don't respect me. Not having to worry if the wheels will fall off my car on the way to Walmart. Not foregoing that Double Quarter Pounder I want to eat because I have to pay the light bill and so on and so forth. lol
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16 Dec 22
I agree with you
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16 Dec 22
@porwest I love people of states whose happiness index is high
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
Thank you. I am happy about that. lol
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@LindaOHio (181931)
• United States
16 Dec 22
You know how I feel about this and that I totally agree with you.
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@LindaOHio (181931)
• United States
17 Dec 22
@porwest People that say, "I'm happy with what I have", haven't really thought about what extra $$ could do for them and others.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
16 Dec 22
Always just trying to get the message across, and of course there are a million ways to say the same thing, I figured I would try this way. You never know which one resonates and offers an aha moment for someone.
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@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
15 Dec 22
I remember few years ago when I didn't have enough money to buy foods for my family Felt like I would do anything so they're not starving Then, I borrow some money from my mother in law Being poor is okay for me, but I can not stand to see my family starved
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@1creekgirl (41765)
• United States
16 Dec 22
I agree.
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@porwest (92696)
• United States
18 Dec 22
I agree too. But I am biased in my opinion of this. lol
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@innertalks (22101)
• Australia
16 Dec 22
It might depend on our own definition of what happiness is too. If we are only happy when we are driving a fast car, or eating a certain food, or drinking a certain drink, perhaps money can buy that sort of happiness, to some extent, but real happiness, the type that money cannot buy, I would agree with you there, but, until now, I am yet to find real happiness in life, so it must be pretty hard to find too.
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@innertalks (22101)
• Australia
18 Dec 22
@porwest And yet, there are a few who can admire a rose, and are generally happy in their life, but still search for a deeper happiness too. I am one like that, who wants to find a connective happiness, that also gives me some meaning to all that is too.
@porwest (92696)
• United States
17 Dec 22
Life is what we make of it. Good or bad. And what we make of it is as we perceive it. A lot of the time unhappy people cannot be made happy no matter what good is in front of them because their perception of the world and life is filled with despair and discontent and an inability to see any silver lining in anything. No amount of money can fix that, and neither can any positive thing. Some people cannot admire a rose and only focus on the thorns.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Dec 22
This whole post reminds me of the song, rich and miserable by kenny chesney. When you get a second listen to it and let me know how you feel about it/
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@MmaiLuv (958)
• Indonesia
18 Dec 22
Everything needs money,,i agree