Money brings happiness Options

[mikazukix]

This has been on my mind... I've beem thinking about it alot.. and have come to the conclusion that money does bring happiness. Ypu can buy and have anything u want nothing is outter ur reach basically. Yeah yeah u can'y buy love... but if u really think about it u can. Not just um.. physically but.. sum ppl just go for money so they fall in love with u and ur money. And.. really... how many happy hobo's do u see these days. Wutz ur thoughts? u agree?

[abstracted]

I've been thinking about this too. I mean, nowadays, it's really difficult to have a good time with different people if you don't have money. A lot of the thiings you do with people involve buying things--tickets, food, etc. The clothes you wear make the intial impression, and if you can't afford something good, you have to force other people to alter their first impression so that it doesn't have to do with your clothes. Gifts do matter. If a majority of your friends are richer than you, their gifts will appear more thoughtful, even if you spent more time thinking about the gift and writing an extra nice card to make the cheaper gift look better. People can't help judging, and no matter how much we'd like to think that love and happiness can come without money, it really doesn't. There aren't a lot of people who will marry you and love you forever if you're having really bad financial problems. One problem will lead to another and you could split up. (At least, these days you would, looking at the high divorce rates...)
No matter how much you'd like to think that you're not shallow, you probably are, at least a little bit. Name one thing in the world that would appeal just as much to you if its monetary value or worth fell.

I just think it's difficult now. You can still enjoy comforts of life without money, but since the poor in a rich country like USA are surrounded by those who have enough money to really enjoy life, it's hard to not feel more disappointed than usual.

Yeah, true, it's impossible to satisfy all your wants. But there's a point when, although you may want more, you don't need to ask for more because you already feel good, and that point is only reached when you have enough money.