Money and Happiness?

Tpex

Tpex

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So alot of people say money doesn't make you happy, thats true, its what you do with the money that can make you happy, fulfill all your needs, be generous, get all the stuff you want, help others. Seems the people who say this maybe have a lack of money?
 
We do wish for more money on occasion, but at the moment we're happy with what we got.

Less things = less to worry about/dust/clean/fix/repair = more time with family etc.
 
I have heard of many relationships and families breaking down due to financial issues. People commit suicide because they cannot meet their financial obligations.

Simple thing, a mom has a nanny to help raise the kids, less stress for her as a result of a bit of extra cash.

What about a single mother goes on maternity leave, the company doesn't pay maternity leave so she's broke. If she had money, no problem.
 
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Tpex said:
So alot of people say money doesn't make you happy, thats true, its what you do with the money that can make you happy, fulfill all your needs, be generous, get all the stuff you want, help others. Seems the people who say this maybe have a lack of money?
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I am not loaded, but i dont do badly either....Money is just a factor in what can help make you happy....there are numerous factors which contribute to overall happiness...
family, relationship/partner, wealth, job satisfaction, health etc etc Some of them you can live on a lower percentage than others.....
 
If money doesn't buy happiness - why did we move away from simple bartering?
 
tau1z said:
I am not loaded, but i dont do badly either....Money is just a factor in what can help make you happy....there are numerous factors which contribute to overall happiness...
family, relationship/partner, wealth, job satisfaction, health etc etc Some of them you can live on a lower percentage than others.....
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of course.
 
Money alone won't make me happy. But being debt-free (and healthy and safe!) would make me very happy.
 
Money does make a people happy. give a car watch guy R200 and see his eyes light up.

Even a millionaire would be stoked if he suddenly found a R200 note hiding in his book collection.
 
We know of a couple who happen to be very wealthy by any standards - and they are a complete, utter mess. The wife goes out and spends thousands of rands during the day shopping, drinks, takes drugs, leaves her 3 and 4 year old children to be raised by au pairs. The father is violent-tempered, drinks, is barely ever home one day a week due to his international schedule. They were not that way before they became wealthy - we knew them when they were still moderately well off. But having money changed them in some ways; perhaps it exposed the fact that having more money by itself couldn't compensate for whatever emptiness they already had (not to pop-psychologize, but it's a truth).
 
Keeper said:
Money does make a people happy. give a car watch guy R200 and see his eyes light up.

Even a millionaire would be stoked if he suddenly found a R200 note hiding in his book collection.
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thats temporary
 
cerebus said:
We know of a couple who happen to be very wealthy by any standards - and they are a complete, utter mess. The wife goes out and spends thousands of rands during the day shopping, drinks, takes drugs, leaves her 3 and 4 year old children to be raised by au pairs. The father is violent-tempered, drinks, is barely ever home one day a week due to his international schedule. They were not that way before they became wealthy - we knew them when they were still moderately well off. But having money changed them in some ways; perhaps it exposed the fact that having more money by itself couldn't compensate for whatever emptiness they already had (not to pop-psychologize, but it's a truth).
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So sad. Poor kids.
 
Tpex said:
So alot of people say money doesn't make you happy, thats true, its what you do with the money that can make you happy, fulfill all your needs, be generous, get all the stuff you want, help others. Seems the people who say this maybe have a lack of money?
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We have quite a lot of money, Tpex. We have our own business, own a few properties, travel overseas annually. It does not make me happy.

It does not mean I am UNHAPPY, but it means that money is not the source of happiness or contentment.

JUGGY said:
I have heard of many relationships and families breaking down due to financial issues. People commit suicide because they cannot meet their financial obligations.

Simple thing, a mom has a nanny to help raise the kids, less stress for her as a result of a bit of extra cash.

What about a single mother goes on maternity leave, the company doesn't pay maternity leave so she's broke. If she had money, no problem.
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tau1z said:
I am not loaded, but i dont do badly either....Money is just a factor in what can help make you happy....there are numerous factors which contribute to overall happiness...
family, relationship/partner, wealth, job satisfaction, health etc etc Some of them you can live on a lower percentage than others.....
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cerebus said:
We know of a couple who happen to be very wealthy by any standards - and they are a complete, utter mess. The wife goes out and spends thousands of rands during the day shopping, drinks, takes drugs, leaves her 3 and 4 year old children to be raised by au pairs. The father is violent-tempered, drinks, is barely ever home one day a week due to his international schedule. They were not that way before they became wealthy - we knew them when they were still moderately well off. But having money changed them in some ways; perhaps it exposed the fact that having more money by itself couldn't compensate for whatever emptiness they already had (not to pop-psychologize, but it's a truth).
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The biggest misconception is that money can solve all your problems. It does not. If you did not get along with your family when you were poor, you will still not do so when you are rich. If your husband cheated on you when you were poor, he will still cheat on you when you are rich. It has nothing to do with money!

If you had low self-esteem when you were poor, you will still have it when you are rich (you may try to look prettier because you can afford plastic surgery and a personal trainer, but it cannot change how you feel inside).
 
cerebus said:
We know of a couple who happen to be very wealthy by any standards - and they are a complete, utter mess. The wife goes out and spends thousands of rands during the day shopping, drinks, takes drugs, leaves her 3 and 4 year old children to be raised by au pairs. The father is violent-tempered, drinks, is barely ever home one day a week due to his international schedule. They were not that way before they became wealthy - we knew them when they were still moderately well off. But having money changed them in some ways; perhaps it exposed the fact that having more money by itself couldn't compensate for whatever emptiness they already had (not to pop-psychologize, but it's a truth).
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Yeah, i have seen cash change ppl who were damn decent...and they are now almost consumed by it....
if you think alot of money will make you happy...check out Andrew Jackson "Jack" Whittaker, Jr, who borked $114 million in 4 years, and lost everything...
 
Off course money buys you happiness. There is far less stress involved in terms of your financial obligations, and as a result, fewer arguments in most relationships.

Those who use that cliched line usually say it as a means of self-comfort.
 
tau1z said:
Yeah, i have seen cash change ppl who were damn decent...and they are now almost consumed by it....
if you think alot of money will make you happy...check out Andrew Jackson "Jack" Whittaker, Jr, who borked $114 million in 4 years, and lost everything...
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Stupid people are not necessarily determined by their level of wealth, you get them everywhere :p
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Off course money buys you happiness. There is far less stress involved in terms of your financial obligations, and as a result, fewer arguments in most relationships.

Those who use that cliched line usually say it as a means of self-comfort.
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You have not read a single thing we posted here, have you?

More money = less strain and arguments in a relationship? Let's play devil's advocate .... what if one of 2 people is a scrooge and the other a spendthrift? What if they cannot agree on what to do with the money? What if his family are begging for a loan every day and she feels that they ought to make their own way in life ....

See? Not so easy !
 
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