Does money buy happiness?

[MartinGB]

According to a team of scientists including the Nobel Prize-winning psychologist, who introduced the idea of a happiness plateau more than a decade ago, contentedness does increase steadily in line with incomes and even accelerates as pay rises beyond $100,000 (R1.86 million) a year. In your opinion, does money buy happiness?

 

[capd]

Only short-term happiness among the young and/or ignorant and/or materialistic and/or poor. I earn well and love trumps money in fulfilment. Wêreldse goed.

 

[Harmonic]

Money doesn't buy happiness. Poor people think it does though

 

[B-1]

It doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a lot easier to be happy.
Not having to worry where your next meal is coming from or living in a nice house instead of a box is much simpler. Knowing you have enough of a money buffer should anything serious happen takes a lot of stress and worry out of life.

 

[RedViking]

Of course Money buys happiness. Rich people don't thinks so though.

 

[FiestaST]

You tell me?

 

[BuckRogers]

Certainly gives some peace of mind

 

[Grubscrew]

Monies does amplify or enable more happiness. But it is not the sole cause or reason for happiness.

 

[Sepeng]

I've been poor and unhappy.
I wouldn't mind giving being rich and unhappy a go, just to mix things up a bit.

 

[Hemi300c]

It buys more happiness than being poor

 

[BBSA]

Yes, up to a point where you are financially comfortable, but beyond that I don't think so.

 

[Benedict A55h0le not]

Yes, up to a point where you are financially comfortable, but beyond that I don't think so.

 

[Kung Fu Porkchop]

 

[SauRoNZA]

Only short-term happiness among the young and/or ignorant and/or materialistic and/or poor. I earn well and love trumps money in fulfilment. Wêreldse goed.

Only someone who already found happiness with money says this.

Take the money away and suddenly the love doesn’t do Jack **** because it disappeared in the hard times.

I do feel the statement should be reversed though; a lack of money buys unhappiness rather.

 

[NOmeth17]

It certainly buys you opportunities and makes your dreams come true.

 

[wbot]

Well yes. I'm a gamer, i love movies, music, I love food, travelling, cycling, my car, a clean pool, clean clothes, pets, a roof over my head... I need money for all those things and more.

Would be miserable living in a shack with nothing.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

I like money, nothing else matters

 

[JuliusSeizure]

You tell me?

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Tbf, some people can fake being happy.

A lot of those teenage couples that post on social media about how much they love each other are actually miserable. Generally, the more they need to post (for validation obviously), the more unhappy they are.

 

[backstreetboy]

Stupid questions take away from happiness.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

IMO.

It depends on a case by case basis. There is no definite answer here.

For some people, money can buy hapiness. For others, not.