Honestly, it is usually much harder to find the right person and to be that right person for them.
That said, the very best investment is in such a relationship. Money can always be had if you are willing to work.
Happiness measurement unit is called a dollar. I've been low on the dollar scale, and have been higher - and higher was certainly happier.
Right now, I don't anyone anything. And I'm content with that. But if I made a lot of money and I owed more than I make, I'd be pretty unpappy.
Now that my rant is over...
Money is good, but it isn't the be-all and end-all. People need to sort this out for themselves.
Duh. Who needs a "scientific study"? People who can pay their mortgage (or rent) and still have money left over for food and a car (or whatever) are always going to be happier than people who can't.
Someone who makes $500,000/yr. and is hopelessly in debt isn't going to be as happy as someone who makes $40,000/yr. and has learned to live on it.
I'd be pretty happy if I got a ton of funding to conduct a stupid study like this.
I have been both. What money buys you is peace of mind that you won't go homeless or starve any time soon. This does wonders to your stress level. If also gives you choices. If a boss annoys you and you have a bit of money in the bank and have kept up with your marketable skills, you can go find another job and pull yourself out of a bad situation instead of staying miserable at your job.
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A positive attitude is the key to success. Negativity, pessimism, cynicism and envy will keep you down.
Money does not 'buy happiness'. Love and family come first. What money does is give you fewer worries and more peace of mind.
That can certainly help you be happier but wealth in itself does not bring happiness.
The relationship is surely a complex one. However, I think there's somekind of treshold of wealth in which you'll be miserable if you are below it. Poverty, regardless how you define it, comes to mind.
I have an older brother who has a lot of money, by a "lot" I mean he has a lot more than I do. I retired at age 54 and am debt free, I have anything I want or need.
My brother is the penny pinchingest person I've ever known. I'm fond of telling him that I have more money than he does. It must be true because I have all I need and he will never have enough.
Like Andy Warhol says, "Success is being able to pay your bills". What a great saying that is, it`s so freggin` true at least when it comes to finances.
Seems like splitting hairs to me. Being rich is better than being poor, in general, but there's more to it than that.
If my student loan disappeared I'd be pretty darn happy.
It's similar to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs....You need enough money for the basics.....shelter, food, health.....everything else is pretty much under your control after that.
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