Money cannot buy happiness but it certainly can improve your odds of locating something in life that does make you very happy.

No. Money does not buy happiness. Happiness is a state of mind. People say I'll be happy when ----- (I get whatever). But people can choose their state of mind through affirmations, visualization and creative imagination. Also, gratitude (being thankful) plays a powerful role in happiness. So you can choose to be happy. However. a few extra bucks in your pocket can produce a lot of gratitude!

Its a part of your life.. its not the only thing that helps you be happy. Actually money can buy only materialistic stuffs and not happiness. But the materialistic stuffs in turn bring you happiness. So its a part of the whole process. Money doesn't bringing happiness in relationship. Thanks

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Many possible answers covering many layers of meaning/perspective re happiness. It's
not only the money but also how the money was obtained. Lots of people making good
money doing something they cannot stand, or even hate. I know that one from personal
experience. I was making 6 figures/year and hating every minute of the job. Grateful for
the cash, of course.

I really believe, now, that happiness results more from perspective, attitude, and feeling
than anything else.

The most common answer is that money can get you the things that make it easier for you to be happy. But the truth is that money can only control your happiness (or lack of it) if you choose to give away your power to money and the things it can buy.

You can choose to be happy only when you have a big house, car, etc, or you can choose to be happy for no reason.

If you think money buys happiness, then perhaps it will, but only because you let it.

Happiness doesn't just happen to you, you're the one that chooses whether to let it into your life.

I've seen money enslave far more people than it has made them happy. The only real use of money is to help you to enhance the things that already bring happiness.

A vacation with your family.
A gift that shows your appreciation for that special someone.
Food for a healthy body

etc

the peoples who get everything by money, they find life very rough and very dry. some time very rich peoples do rape and robberies Because they do it for excitement,

Some very rich peoples also go into mediation....and find the ultimate truth.

It depends on what you want.Money can make you happy for a while.

Hi,

Money cant buy you happiness but its a good start......you can make choices that wre not previously available to you....

Take care
Jeff Casmer

I once had a best friend whose dad was a doctor and they lived in a million dollar house, and her bedroom was larger than the average apartment, complete with TV, Internet, and private bathroom. Was this family happy? Sadly, no. Stereotypical "rich man's wife" who's never had a job constantly spending her husband's money and putting him down, then my friend had issues of her own...

We had freedom to do whatever the hell we wanted, but money alone couldn't take care of her problems.

Which brings me to... money buys FREEDOM, but it comes with a few catches.

The more money you have, the greater responsibility. This especially applies to the IM world - are you really mature enough to handle potential hoards of money coming in? Before you quit your job to go party in Vegas for a month, do you have money in the bank? Have you gotten out of debt? Have you set aside money for your children's college tuition?

I'm not making a lot of money (yet) but the unfinished business gets taken care of first, then a savings account built (with at least six months' worth of expenses), a tiny bit goes to retirement fund (sure, I'm 50 years too early to be thinking about that, but I'm NOT going to get to that age and realize, "oh sh*t"), and once all that's done, THEN I start buying my boxsets of House >

Money cannot directly buy happiness but there is probably some correlation. Money can bring comfort and peace of money and time to enjoy, which can all faciliate happiness.

No!Money cannot buy happiness,happiness comes from you and the people that surround you.

There are some things in life that money cant buy.

You can be rich and still be unhappy.

You can be a lot HAPPIER knowing you have MONEY. But happiness cannot be bought that's for sure....

A lot of people say money can't buy you happiness, but what can?...think about it?

Lets say you for example you have nothing to your name today you have a wife that's about to leave you because your jobless, and you have 2 kids that need your help... then tomorrow you win the lottery worth 10 million dollars, would you not be happy?

at that moment everything is together and you feel good, if you know how to manage your money down the road that 10 million just bought your happiness because you kept your wife, and your able to provide for your children, now your comfortable and able to do the things you want..your happy thats what I think!

I think so, Happiness for material things...
Which is not a long-term happiness.

"Jackson's main cause of death was "acute Propofol intoxication" and a contributing factor was the presence of mulitple anxiety and insomnia medications in his system"
Michael Jackson's death certificate reportedly updated to reflect coroner's report_English_Xinhua

Doesn't sound too happy to me... :confused:

i see two option some agree and another not agree, i choose not agree money never and ever buy happiness

No money have no power to buy happiness but to buy only facilities to enjoy.
Its our innerself and our will to live happy.The people who have no money, they also live happy because they have full trust on their abilities.They never regret what they never have.On the other hand who have money, they may be sad and impatience deu to selfish nature.

Hmmm.. I would say money can buy the things that would maybe bring the feeling which we call happiness, but no, Money cannot directly buy happiness.

Money can ease my burden of loans, and able to fulfill my wishes. I want to experience so may things, and it all required money.

There's a whole lot of miserable, unhappy rich people. Rehab centers are FULL of them.

If you aren't happy before you have money, you aren't going to be happy when you get money.

"One of the greatest sources of illness in the world is an empty wallet. If you give a person an opportunity to earn what they are worth- this is a powerful remedy!"

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money does not buy happiness. look at Micheal Jackson and Elvis.

Well having lots of money can buy you lots of material stuff but happiness is something spiritual which you can't buy with money. And you can't really specify the source of happiness. Some peoples happiness depend on other people, Some people feel happy doing volunteer work in short sources of happiness varies among people.

I know how happy I am now.

How about somebody on here sends me a check for 500k and I will let you know if I'm any more happy...and solve this debate once and for all

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I was at the grocery store checkout the other day and, while I was waiting for my wife to pay, I glanced at the cover of a magazine that was there. It featured a story about Brad Pitt and his wife Angela.

They didn't look too happy.

Seems they are living in separate parts of their French mansion and not speaking to each other. Was this just some Hollywood gossip? Who knows, but it just seems so typical of spoiled rich people with big egos who can't get along because they are unwilling to give up something.

Money? We all need money. That's just the way the world works. But like anything when it comes to excess the the trouble starts. Here's a little story out of the Washington Post. It's about William Bud Post III a guy who won big in the lottery.

A good lesson I think.

William 'Bud' Post III; Unhappy Lottery Winner - washingtonpost.com

Hunter Davies (respected biographer / writer) did a survey (maybe even wrote up a book afterwards) of UK Lottery winners. I think his conclusion was that, with few exceptions, money provided a lot of happiness.

Well it can buy a whole lot of fun....

If you arent happy , money wont do any good , it can help you be a little less unhappy but not happy . Most rich peope arent happy , they live his live trying to make more money , save money in everything and what for , you dont keep anything when you die .

Happiness is a state of mind...having money can improve your life and give you more opportunities and freedom to do whatever you want. but I dont think it can buy happiness.

heres a quote I agreed with... "I would rather me miserable with money, than without"

Having a lot of money can gives you one of the freedom which is financial freedom. But that doesn't mean you can gain happiness there.

My advice, be grateful to gain happiness.

Yes, What happens is when we don't have enough money to maintain our life, manage our daily food and life standard then we will be in great tension. At this time if we have enough money then surely we will be happy.

But, after that money will never buy happiness when we have good wealth to maintain our life. So, the conclusion will be money will not buy happiness but it is needed to full fill our needs. Actually, full filling our needs will will make happy.

Well lets see . . . money buys ice cream. . . so yes, I would have to say that money definitely does buy happiness

the purpose of money is too help us fulfilling our needs not to control us.
money doesn't bring true happiness...

Money can definitely buy you moments of that happiness, to know the feeling of having those splurges, all the people at your command who is also after that money, your money.

I agree with jake daly and would like to add that I whole heartedly believe nothing outside of ourselves can dictate our happiness. What we have within ourselves is what draws outer things to us

I feel the same way, but I would be very low key with my wealth if I attained it. People who go around flashing money will of course attract people to them who want it from them.

I don't think money can buy you happiness, infact often times money brings out the worst in people. But I do think money can buy security, finanial security. Which is peace of mind.

You cannot put a price on that.

Money can't buy happiness, but happiness doesn't pay the bills.

regards

Simon

All in all, it was probably a mistake to look for the answer to the eternal question--"Does money buy happiness?"--from people who practice what's called the dismal science. For when economists tackled the question, they started from the observation that when people put something up for sale they try to get as much for it as they can, and when people buy something they try to pay as little for it as they can. Both sides in the transaction, the economists noticed, are therefore behaving as if they would be more satisfied (happier, dare we say) if they wound up receiving more money (the seller) or holding on to more money (the buyer). Hence, more money must be better than less, and the only way more of something can be better than less of it is if it brings you greater contentment. The economists' conclusion: the more money you have, the happier you must be.

If it doesn't buy happiness it certainly helps! Lol... it makes things a whole lot easier...

Money is the physical manifestation of how prosperous you feel...

Many people who have lots of money tend to be "afraid of losing it", meaning their money "owns" them in a way.

But like my father taught me... "Having lots of money doesn't make you happy, but it certainly helps!"

But it really depends on what you want... The freedom to buy anything you want wouldn't be too bad.
For me, I'll be happy when I can order a smoothie for $7, not like it, and don't care!
As well as taking a cab without feeling bad about it.

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"Money doesn't buy happiness; happiness buys money."

Not my quote, but a good one, I think,

Ron

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Hi Robin,

I've spent some time in a few 3rd world countries, and I know several families and individuals who are some of the happiest around, and yet they live on just a few dollars a day. I believe I know the answer to your question.

regards,
James Pateman

Money only buys happiness when someone else is paying.

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Money can buy some of the simple pleasures in life that can make people happy, but complete happiness is only achieved through things that are priceless.

Using money to bring joy into other people's lives is where it's at for me. I get so much happiness out of treating my friends and family and also contributing to the causes I believe in. Cool thing is, the more you give, the more it comes back to you. I wish I had learned that a lot sooner in my life.

To me, happiness comes from living in the moment. My cat just curled up in my lap and is purring up a storm. I'm enjoying that. It doesn't matter if I have $1 or $1,000,000 in the bank--I'm getting the same amount of happiness from spending time with a cat who loves me.

Money is important. But I don't let it determine my happiness level.

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@Dawn Conelly - In MLM, there will ALWAYS be losers. That's how it's built.
The ones in the bottom of the pyramid will make next to nothing, but there are so many of them, so the ones higher up in the pyramid make loads from them.
There will be a few winners, and lots of losers - And the losers aren't happy.

money cannot buy all the happiness you want into your life. but for sure happiness can surely attract wealth.

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any one who say money cannot buy happiness plz gimme all you have. $$ it sure can make me happy

I personally think money can buy happiness to a certain extent. But money alone cannot bring you total happinness. Money cannot buy you true friends. True friends and family is a big factor in anybody's happines, not just money alone.

ONLY if you have someone to share your happiness and money with !....

Money can never buy happiness, but it can help in many ways. With money, you can live life less stress, do what you want when you want, and other things that may make you happy but the ultimate happiness comes from your personal life, your family, the people you are friends with, etc.

Without true friends and family and all the money in the world, you would still not be as happy as having the things you really do love the most that money can not buy.

Money can buy only materialistic things which in turn gives oneself happiness. Money doesn't buy happiness. Happiness is found in ones inner self and not outside. If a person is self satisfied with what he achieves or possesses i think happiness is an integral part of him. Thanks

According to behavioral finance experts (yes, there is such a field), money does buy happiness but the feeling is fleeting. You have to continually earn more money to get the "high," which is why even the super rich keep wanting more and more wealth and possessions.

nope, my answer absolutely, money cannot buy happiness.
Why? It's because if we lose our money, we can still earn it next day.
We must be mastering our money and use it for our wellness not in the contrary being controlled by money and that's mean we are greedy.

if money is everything then richest men never do a suicide...
to pass a good life ...good amount of money is necessary...
but first priority must be given to your loving ones. never leave your loving one for money. because money can,t buy that happiness wcih you find with your loving one.

money is artificial,
your loving one is natural..
money can,t buy natural thing....yup alot of artifical things can be buy easily by money.

No...

but they buy you fast cars, million-dollars homes and lovely ladies...

and that buys you happiness my friend

Josiah

All things being equal, more money = more happiness for the majority of people.

That being said, a poor Buddhist monk could easily be happier than multi-millionaire stockbroker. But that is comparing apples and oranges.

I think the issue is that people spend their whole life chasing riches, and ignore the other parts of their life. Money is very important but so is good health and relationships.

money? yes it could bring happiness but never true happiness like "love"!! you can make the person you love to stay with you but you can't buy his or her love if its not for you... so we must accept the reality that money could never buy True happiness instead it only buy material happiness.

With out going in to all the variables of the situation.

Money makes me happy indirectly. I couldn't live without it, where I live.

Sleeping under over passes and eating out of the garbage wouldn't make me happy. Although, being homeless in Japan is probably much better than being homeless in North America. At least from what I've seen.

I had a tooth cavity one time. Paid the dentist and he took care of it. You can bet I was happy and still happy I don't have any dental pains.

Yup... indirectly, money makes me happy.

every thing has some good and bad apsects. try to use it right , go for good aspects.
you can spend money on poor, needy , you can also spend it on gambling , doing wrong things

You can also spend it to help make others happy. I find that whenever I give to someone I feel like a million bucks. but I do hate it when I feel like I am being used for my money.

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Money can`t buy happiness...But there`s nothing evil in having lots of money either!

Money is awesome tool you can use to make lots of people happy...including yourself...But still, happiness is an inside job.


-Lauri

Definitely Money does buy happiness. It depends upon person to person what happiness is...

Interesting audio.
Personally, I don`t think money buys happiness. Not directly. But it certainly gives you more freedom to easier experience happiness in many reachable areas.
But it doesn`t guarantee happiness by itself.

You can be rich in spirit and experience and still be broke, you can be rich in wealth and broke in spirit and experience, or you can choose both - the difference boils down to ... Who is the master? Master money or it will master you!

Money can`t buy happiness for sure. Look at the case of Tiger wood right now. He is a billionaire but he is messed up and definitely not a happy man right now with all the money he has.

Money is just temporary happiness. Some of the richest, most famous people are not happy. It's simply a choice we make.