Does money really buy happiness?
Discussion
Not having enough money will certainly make someone unhappy. When I refer to not enough, I mean not enough for a basic living standard, shelter, food etc.
What about being able to buy whatever you want, whenever you want?
What about financially secure or wealthy people? Those who can maintain a lifestyle for a significant period, years, not months, weeks or days without an income?
When does the average wealthy person stop living beyond their means?
What about being able to buy whatever you want, whenever you want?
What about financially secure or wealthy people? Those who can maintain a lifestyle for a significant period, years, not months, weeks or days without an income?
When does the average wealthy person stop living beyond their means?
Yes it does. If you enjoy the freedom to do what you want where and whenever you wish. If you appreciate nice stuff and it makes you smile to surround yourself with it. If you appreciate fine food and fine wines. If your mind, freed up from the stress and clutter that worrying about money brings, can focus on creative and intellectual pursuits and enjoying friends and family. If you get happiness from helping people out and contributing to charity regularly. Yes, money is the driving force behind happiness.
You’d have to be a sad sort to have wealth and not find happiness. And for that sort, even if life is a s
t sandwich, the more bread you have the less st you have to taste.
You’d have to be a sad sort to have wealth and not find happiness. And for that sort, even if life is a s
t sandwich, the more bread you have the less st you have to taste.Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 14th May 09:32
Derek Chevalier said:
Hang On said:
Yes it does. If you enjoy the freedom to do what you want where and whenever you wish. If you appreciate nice stuff and it makes you smile to surround yourself with it. If you appreciate fine food and fine wines. If your mind, freed up from the stress and clutter that worrying about money brings, can focus on creative and intellectual pursuits and enjoying friends and family. If you get happiness from helping people out and contributing to charity regularly. Yes, money is the driving force behind happiness.
You’d have to be a sad sort to have wealth and not find happiness. And for that sort, even if life is a st sandwich, the more bread you have the less st you have to taste.
But for me this can be achieved with a decent level of wealth (being "well off" in old terms). Potentially a couple of magnitudes different to genuine FU money which comes with very different challenges.You’d have to be a sad sort to have wealth and not find happiness. And for that sort, even if life is a s
t sandwich, the more bread you have the less st you have to taste.Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 14th May 09:32
I don't buy this worry bucket, in the grand scheme of things I am lucky enough to have few things to worry about at the moment. I have good health and although not wealthy by any means I have lived well within my means, bought a BTL and saved enough cash to easily tide me over for a year or so if I lost my job.
I will say, the more my BTL has gone up in value and the more money I have put aside the happier and more relaxed I feel. For me I don't want money to buy possessions, I just want enough so I don't really have to think about it or worry about it too much.
Which brings me onto the only real form of stress I have in my life, work. I know if I had enough money so I didn't ever need to work again I would be very happy indeed. I am not talking about being rich, I am talking about having the same income I have now, but passively so I don't even need to get out of bed to earn it.
I know if I didn't have to answer to anyone, could do whatever I wanted every day and could get up when I wanted I would be happier than I am now.
If I was at that level I don't think having a massive house and a garage full of Ferraris would make much difference after that.
No stress, no worries and enough money so I didn't even have to think about it would be enough for me.
I will say, the more my BTL has gone up in value and the more money I have put aside the happier and more relaxed I feel. For me I don't want money to buy possessions, I just want enough so I don't really have to think about it or worry about it too much.
Which brings me onto the only real form of stress I have in my life, work. I know if I had enough money so I didn't ever need to work again I would be very happy indeed. I am not talking about being rich, I am talking about having the same income I have now, but passively so I don't even need to get out of bed to earn it.
I know if I didn't have to answer to anyone, could do whatever I wanted every day and could get up when I wanted I would be happier than I am now.
If I was at that level I don't think having a massive house and a garage full of Ferraris would make much difference after that.
No stress, no worries and enough money so I didn't even have to think about it would be enough for me.
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