With more money, can one be more happy?

No, I don't believe that money can buy happiness. It can make life easier like other posts said. However, too much money can cause problems too. My uncle had a cousin who won the lotto. He had to move far away because of everyone wanting a bit of his money. I guess relatives he didn't know he had, came out of the woodwork. Statistics on lottery winners don't paint a very good picture either. So quick money apparently doesn't make one happy as a rule. It seems like the saying time is money is true around here. If hubby works enough that we have plenty for our needs, then we don't have hubby. If he works less, we have hubby and much less money. I am happiest with the whole family together. I wish we could live a simpler life and not need as much money. That would make me happier but hubby wants things to stay the same.

having more money might not means that one will be happier. i earned 5 times more now compare to when i first started working, but at the same time, my expenses went up as well. sometimes, i wish i could be contented being in a low paying job and not having so much worry about bills, bills and bills.

I don't recall the movie, but there was a great little sequence in which someone said to the materialistic girl that money doesn't buy happiness, and she responded, "Yes, but it doesn't automatically depress me either!" Although it's a silly reference to make, that's the way I think about it. Money is not the key to happiness, but it is certainly not the key to sadness either. It's more about your approach to life. Money is a tool. Happiness comes from within.

This is a very subjective question. I can't say more money more happy, less money less happy. No doubt, if you have more money, you can do almost anything and that will make you satisfy with your self. So, indirectly, if you have more money you might be happy. Now let see, if you have more money, you might affraid that someone will steal it from you or kidnap you for a hugh ransom. So, in this situation money does not mean you will be happy, infact you will be scared. Let see the less money situation. Without money, you won't be able to buy yourself satisfaction. Let say, you have a big family and you intend to buy a MPV, but since your financial is not strong enough, you only can get yourself a mini. You won't be happy about that. But without money, you won't be afraid to walk in the public knowing that nobody will kidnap you. Haha.. But anyway, it's up to you. If you feel money is important, then it will be important.

Of course money can do tremendous things. It can accelerate the happiness we are having. But money alone cannot give happiness. money + the ability to enjoy the happiness makes people more happy. All rich people are not happy. All poor people are not unhappy.

yesssss u can buy anything with money in todays world

Well, for me the answer is yes. I think not all will same with my opinion so here is. with money I think i can be more happy, I can make my family or myself happy with using that money. of course you can't buy all with money but money is strong enough to make you happy in your life. also you can make other people happy with that money. Not all rich people are more happier that poor people, It's deppend on situation. some of rich people want to be poor and some poor people want to be rich.

yes i agree with u that money is needed for each n every one,without money we can't suvive in this era...But no one can't be more happy with more money who have more... they have more problem then others n they think it's not more we want more.Money is a filth of hand.

I think if we have enough money for the basics and mayby a little left over to have a bit of a life then beyond that money probably makes more problems then its worth, even people with tons of money end up in debt because it seems as you make more money you increase your standard of living as well and you still spend just a little more than you have and it just becomes a cycyle. I always told my husband that id like to have enough money so when i went into the grocery store i didnt have to check the account to make sure i could get everything i needed food wise and id be happy, i dont mind if i have to take a look before i go shoe shopping and mayby have to wait for something but the comfort of just going to the grocery store and getting all we need is nice. Money is certainly not the ultimate problem solver some people seem to think that it is. Of course its sad when people dont have enough for the basics.

money cannot buy everything but you can buy most of the things, so if you had more money you would probably more happy then having no moeny.

Money isn't everything and doesn't bring happyness if you're are alone...but it helps to have a good life with someone you love

Money can not do everything for you. No money can not do anything.

I do not think so...you cannot be moe happy with more money.. if moe money comes to you you will be more tempted to earn more then what you have got... so I would say you will be in a never ending journey for the quest of money.I would also say that money can buy you bad but not sleep...money can buy you food but not hunger

Personally, I dont think that money can always bring happiness. It could be that the level of satisfaction for both poor and rich people is not the same but the effect happiness brought about by achieving such satisfaction is pretty much the same on both classes.

With more money I think that a person could be happier to an extent, they could pay off debts, take a trip, work less hours or even quit a job that they hate. However, money doesn't totally buy happiness, it doesn't buy love which brings us great joy.

Yes, with more money one can be more happy, but not any one. Money is fundamental, but it is not the only thing needed. I think that money and someone to trust and love are some of the things needed to be more happy.

I don't think that money can really bring happiness-there are plenty of miserable rich people with lots of problems, just as there are poor

money can't buy hapines. but money does one hell of a good job in bringing it to you...

not necessarily but it sure would make life a lot easier

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