Question:
Can money really buy happiness?
Don M
2015-12-28 16:28:52 UTC
Can money really buy happiness?
402 answers:
Nina
2015-12-30 16:59:47 UTC
I think this issue isn't black and white. There can be happy poor people, unhappy rich people, and vice versa. But what makes people happy?

1. Advancement, success, and fulfillment in work: usually leads to earning more money

2. Love: a big reason for divorce is financial battles.

3. Travel: need money

4.Security: need money

5. Making your kids stable and happy: need money

6.Going places like movies or amusement parks:need money

The list can go on and on. Money CAN make you happy if it's used for experience. It's a different issue when you're looking at material goods. The thing is that when you're struggling to buy your kids any clothes and killing yourself because you can't make rent, then obviously being poor can destroy someone's happiness.
?
2015-12-31 21:43:35 UTC
Maybe the answer is that money can buy MoRE happiness or that money can increase existing happiness.



But it's really just a phrase. Being rich will not automatically make you happy, but it beats the heck out of trying to scrape up enough change for your next meal.



I'm already pretty happy, I decided 20 years ago I wanted to be a happy person and have been working on it ever since. Honestly, if I had more money I would be even happier because of experiences I would enjoy having that more money would allow me to afford and some rather expensive art equipment that I would like to buy.
koloc
2016-10-21 02:11:23 UTC
Can Money Really Buy Happiness
anonymous
2015-12-30 01:37:50 UTC
No..

Happiness is what comes from within your heart when your soul is content and satisfied in what you have

What makes you happy is content and want for nothing more..live in what you have!! Cheer up!

Money can obviously afford you a better standard of living but can never make you happy..

Remember the time when you hangout with your best buddies or had an amazing walk on the beach with the love of your life??

Money can never get you these things..

Of course you can buy a lot of things which you think will make you happy..like a luxury car, or an expensive dinner or anything like that but I bet on the inside you'll always feel lonely and gloomy

I ain't telling that rich people are sad but what makes them happy is never the money or the commodities..

The mind always wants more and more, and yes,money can fulfill these demands but have you ever wondered

that one goes on buying thing after thing, hoping to be happy..have these things ever brought lasting happiness to you?

Happiness is nothing but good health and and a poor memory !! :)
shana
2015-12-30 02:49:58 UTC
No money cannot buy happiness. Think about three aspects of happiness such as genuine security, personal contentment, and family unity. These things cannot be bought. Your question made me think of a few scriptures. “The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much that they have . . . caused themselves a lot of pain.”—1 Timothy 6:10, Contemporary English Version. “Stop storing up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break in and steal." (Matthew 6:19). There is more to life than money and the things it can buy. After all, it is as the Bible says: “Even when a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses.” (Luke 12:15) These are thing to think about and if you would like more information on your question visit jw.org.
Jolly
2015-12-31 09:14:05 UTC
Depends on how you think it. What money can do is give you chances in life. To a poor person, yes money can buy happiness and sometimes to a poor person it can't. To a poor person, money can be their everything, because they are poor, they don't have enough of what they need rather than their wants. But on the contrary, even if you are poor, you might not think that money is everything, maybe family is more. But to a rich person, they have never experience being poor, they would give up 1 million dollars and that 1 million dollars would mean nothing, it really doesn't but to a poor, that might be their whole life, they might not even save up that much money in their whole life time. Money is just a thing a piece of paper or a coin, but happiness, you can't buy with money, you can use that money to spend it on a trip, but will it honestly last you forever? Money can't buy love too, yes as a rich you can pay a person to be your wife or girlfriend, but is that really love? They are accepting it for the money maybe. It depends on how you think it, but no to me money can never buy happiness, or love. Also money can't buy a person's life, if a person is dying, no matter how much money you spend on their treatments, they are going to die, so money can't really buy everything.
?
2015-12-30 19:47:11 UTC
Happiness - No, you can't just make money and you'll be happy.



However, it makes it possible to do things that make you happy. I love to ski. I have invested in good skiing gear and the clothes needed for it as well as a yearly pass (I live in CO). All of that is not cheap. If I was really rich I'd be doing helicopter trips all over the world. That takes a lot of money... but it's not the money. You need the money however.



I would love to do Everest. It's expensive. I've done smaller trips for 2500 though.. not cheap.



Point being you can spend your money on things that make you happy so while having it doesn't make you happy, what you are able to do that you couldn't do broke can.
Kai
2015-12-30 20:35:56 UTC
Money can make things easier as far as subsistence--with enough money (and wise money management) you would be secure in knowing you had a home, with heat and clean water and hot water and all that, you'd know you could afford food to eat, you could get any medical help you may need, you could hire people when you needed things done or needed assistance, etc. Which is a relief from having to worry about those things. However, if you are the type of person who can't see the forest because of the trees or can't appreciate the little things, who can't love and let him- herself be loved, then you won't be happy even if you had tons of money and could afford everything, you'll constantly be dissatisfied. Plus, having lots of money brings it's own stresses--when you have lots of money you then have to manage and deal with that money so you won't lose it all (which so many instantly rich celebs tend to do, blow all their money real fast and then they find out that the people they were calling "friends" were only there for the free ride, that the loans come due and all your glittery things get repossessed). I think things don't make you happy. And you can be just as happy having nothing as you can having tons of stuff.
?
2016-01-03 13:52:48 UTC
Well money can't LITERALLY buy happiness. But you can buy things that make you happy which will make you even happier. For example, a rich man may have all the money in the world but he could be very lonely and depressed, so obviously money does not solve all the problems in the world. However, I personally think that money does contribute to happiness. Not forever, but usually for a short time. For example, if you buy a video game you've been wanting for ages, you'll probably be happy for about a week and then long for another one. In some cases, money can make you permanently happy. For example, if someone's going to have a surgery and it costs money, etc.
Marz
2015-12-30 22:05:56 UTC
While it may not be able to physically buy you the emotion Happiness, it is still a means to keep one's life stable in a money fueled society and is able to buy the things that would ultimately create a feeling of happiness. However, true happiness is not bought. It's earned through respect, love and kindness from others and yourself. In order to get it you must give it. The answer is more yes and no, depending or where and what the money is going to, how much happiness or good feeling that thing it goes to gives you, and if you have people around you who love and care about you. Weather that be people or animals, they still give you that sense.
shipwreck
2015-12-29 12:49:57 UTC
Yes it takes away so much stress knowing you will never be homeless or hungry or need medical care you can't afford. I have been poor and I have been rich and rich is better. You might still have problems that aren't solved with money but even then having it helps.

Mom for example got cancer and had hospice at home. We were able to pay 24/7 caregivers to come in. Family flew in even from another country and spend almost a month here. We had 40-50 people visit her who were all feed. One brother didn't have enough money to fly in with his wife and child for several weeks so mom wrote us each a check for $10K as an advance on inheritance. Anything she wanted like special food she was able to get instantly. For her cancer wasn't so bad, she had medicine for pain and dozens of people who loved her around, got to see all the kids, grand kids, great grand kids like a big long party. Without money she might have been in a nursing home with one or two company at a time and not her own full time caregivers.

My niece manages caregivers and we were talking about money, she said something about it costing 10K a month and I said then I could afford 10 years. Even if you can only afford 1 year it is usually enough and thinking what you will do when you can't afford it is worse even if you aren't happy you are in the end stages of life.
Melissa
2015-12-30 19:56:23 UTC
Money is the number one reason for divorce. For most, a happy relationship is a key source of happiness. Being unhappy at work is a massive cause of distress. Not having enough money, severe distress.

There are very few problems money can't fix. Very little you can't actually buy. Most people will never be anywhere near rich and they try to be happy with what they have and believe its the best. They are actually permitting the rich to run off with everything.
anonymous
2015-12-31 08:26:24 UTC
Money can make life easier, like affording vacations, knowing your bills will be paid, having food on the table, etc,, but it can't buy happiness.



I am dating a guy that has money and I thought he was really nice guy, not given the money.



It was great, at first, because we were going places I never had gone to before, but then his true character showed as far as leering at women and a host of other issues have shown themselves.



He wants to marry me. Do I want to marry him? I don't think so because of the disrespect and trust factors. No amount of money can buy me that. He could bring me the world and I wouldn't care at this point.



I am only with him right now (living together) until I figure out my next move like Katie Holmes did with Tom Cruise. I need to get all my ducks in a row and then I will move out.
Caroline
2015-12-29 20:41:47 UTC
In a way, yes.

If you have no money, you have no home, no way to buy seeds to grow food, no land to plant any seeds you DO have, most likely no one will even consider having a relationship with you due to you living on the streets, you can't buy nice things, you can't buy food, you'll be upset. Without money, you're not happy. Though money can't go to a store and buy a product called "happiness", it can cause happiness.
Plogsties
2015-12-31 06:16:21 UTC
No it cannot but it can prevent living in squalor which, itself, causes a certain amount of dissatisfaction and unhappiness. But in an individual who is unhappy without an identifiable reason, NO amount of money will change this state although there may be a very transient (and meaningless) "up" if such a person come into money.



The trend in today's American culture to equate unhappiness with the lack of (highly advertised) products ( and the implicit message that acquiring these products will undo the unhappiness) is an ominous sign that we as a culture have forgotten what life and human nature is (all encouraged by the advertising industry and media).



Want to see what happiness is? Watch a toddler of 4 or 5 years of age play and take careful note of how they PRODUCE happiness in themselves.
yowsa
2015-12-31 02:36:38 UTC
Why is this even a question? Everyone knows money can't buy happiness. It's almost a cliche. People know it can't but most of them still lust after it. Money and Sex, the media push the lie like a drug 24-7 and the masses eat it up. Billionaires are looking for one person they can trust, everyone else is looking for ways to make money. The happiest people are those without material trappings and burdens. All we need is a partner, shelter and food. Natives aren't behind the times, they're living with meaning and purpose without all the bull.
Sheikh Fazan
2015-12-30 20:17:50 UTC
Every one says money can't buy happiness, but it can. Getting rid of stress isn't happiness btw. I came from a 3rd world country and as a kid I have personally seen what money can do. You only get the happiness if you give it away to the poor and donate your money to those who are really in need. Try going into poor countries and give money to poor kids or their family or maybe even buy a toy for the kids, you should see their reaction.
?
2015-12-29 10:06:29 UTC
Money can buy you happiness, as long as you give some of the money away, or use it for an experience rather than buying a product. Dunn and colleagues (2008) conducted three studies that examined the relationship between Americans' spending habits and their self-reported happiness.
?
2015-12-30 09:02:52 UTC
No it cannot. I used to have money and I wasn't happy. I was very materialistic and I was always about buying more stuff. I was never satisfied. No matter how much stuff I had, I always wanted the latest new thing. Now I have no money and I am much happier. I didn't realize how tiring that materialistic rat race can be until I got off the treadmill. Now that I have no money the pressure to keep buying new stuff is completely gone. I spend my time reading, writing and getting in touch with my inner universe. My life now is much more satisfying and I never would have discovered this path if I still had money/
robin
2015-12-30 02:05:49 UTC
Money can buy you happiness, as long as you give some of the money away, or use it for an experience rather than buying a product. Dunn and colleagues conducted three studies that examined the relationship between Americans' spending habits and their self-reported happiness.
Aftab Saqib
2016-01-02 08:55:05 UTC
Well it depends on the person. What is happiness for a specific person. I.e if for me happiness is having Iphone 6. Then yes money can buy happiness. But if for happiness is having true love. Then no money cant buy happiness.
Ursus Particularies
2015-12-30 04:43:20 UTC
Best efforts obtain Happiness. Get something DONE, even if only room cleaning. Start with little things, be faithful, Great Things will come. How can YOU aim for true, good and beautiful? Painting? Architecture, needed Government reform or efficiency?



Do your work carefully, whatever you can is NOT a drop in the bucket, even your small efforts make ripples in eternity. You are NOT trying to outdo others, just improving yourself by daily effort. "My yoke is easy, my burden is light."



Some go far, music examples:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXPKHPPov8



Steady Effort There, peacefully...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPM9fMoLoTQ



Happiness guarantee !



Start by sorting what you know as best, build on it. Do your talent and skills area, everyone has something totally UNIQUE to offer, see?



No one else in entire cosmos is exactly like you, see? God made it so, everyone is needed for the Cosmic Symphony.



Good results obtain happiness, however humble they may be, Effort obtains increasing progress.



Helping others yields more for you from all higher sources. Some repetition for the slow to see, like Father Handel. http://www.portlandhandelsociety.org/a_frontpage.html



Be an example of this yourself. You will learn about wise use of Your Present Moment(s) and Quality. When you are not well,m take care of yourself. Rest in the beautiful garden occasionally, see? Look at the trees, sky and stars !
angela
2016-01-01 08:01:07 UTC
Money can't buy happiness, but it can help ensure stability which could bring happiness if you have someone to share with. Buying material things wont get you anywhere. Happiness comes from loving yourself and caring for those that you love and reciprocate. Humans are social creatures. Money is just a tool to shape small parts of your life.
?
2015-12-30 07:00:02 UTC
MONEY CANNOT BUY HAPPINESS!!!Many very wealthy people have died lonely and very unhappy. Some with all their riches took their own lives. Money is not just a cruel master but a deceitful one as well. Jesus Christ spoke of the deceptive power of riches. Mark 4:19. Advertisers and others would have you believe riches promise happiness, but they do not deliver. Look at the lives of some of the wealthiest celebrities and sports figures. Their lives are probably more messed up than yours. More closely linked to happiness and success are generosity, a forgiving attitude, moral values, love and spirituality. See Awake on jw.org
liz
2015-12-30 23:23:05 UTC
80% money can't buy you happiness and 20% it can. The reason it can't buy you happiness is theirs been people who are millionaires who are truly depressed people, take Robin Williams for instance he was rich, bags of money but he was depressed and he comit suicide. If you have a lot of money but no friends no family no relationship your going to be unhappy hands down, it wont matter if your rich. Why I said 20% it could make you happy is whenever your having a bad day and your in a horrible mood and you have a lot of money you can easily go get ice cream and go to the mall and buy nice things. But it can't make you happy 100% .
Nicole
2015-12-30 16:19:32 UTC
Money can help you achieve a position in life where you are able to be happy but itself, money can't buy happiness. Happiness is a state of mind that comes with being content with where you are in life and usually comes from having positive relationships and self acceptance.
Ophelia
2015-12-30 15:28:50 UTC
Money can buy something that can lead to happiness, yes. For example, money can buy you a ticket to some foreign country, and in that foreign country, you can find your passion, or the love of your life! Money can assist you in the journey to happiness, in other words. But loads and loads of money with no good cause to put it towards is not a happy life- you'll feel incomplete and empty.
Nizam
2015-12-30 21:21:24 UTC
Money can buy you happiness, as long as you give some of the money away, or use it for an experience rather than buying a product
Lightesword
2015-12-30 15:52:31 UTC
This is a trick question, also a vague one in general. Having too much money actually causes more issues than necessary, and can be a burden and not give happiness at all. Having the right amount of money to pay your bills, and take care of emergencies that may arise is ideal, and does bring happiness. Yes.
alya
2015-12-30 07:21:05 UTC
Money does not buy happiness but it is a factor that contributes to attaining happiness. It provides all the basic necessities that we need in order to live comfortably. Would you really be happy if you didn't have a roof over your head (and your children's) or you didn't have enough food to feed yourself? I doubt so. But money alone does not buy you happiness. Spiritual well-being, character and many other factors come into place as well. Your own beliefs, morals, values all contribute to the happiness that you can enjoy.
Enrique
2015-12-31 19:31:39 UTC
What does the bible say about this? The myth that money buys happiness and security is part of “the deceptive power of riches.” (Mark 4:19) Still, “money answers every need.” (Ecclesiastes 10:19) For example, money can buy the things you need to survive—such as food and medicine.—2 Thessalonians 3:12.



Money also helps you to take care of your family. In fact, the Bible states: “If anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith.”—1 Timothy 5:8.
Nikki
2015-12-29 23:55:03 UTC
Okay. Here's my point of view. I always thought the normal, "No way. Happiness can't be bought." But as I grow older, I see how much it could help you achieve happiness.



Example:



My family is complete and utter ****. Abusive and all. My boyfriend is my safe place. My home. I FEEL loved when it comes to him, and that's all I've ever wanted. He makes me happy. But, we're both legal, and we need money to get a car and our own place. And until we get the money, we're both living in Hell and separated until every once in awhile when I could go over to his place. (He has a bad family too)



So therefore, money can't buy you happiness, but it could surely help get you there.



Unless, you know, living on your own would make you happy. Then yes, I suppose it could.
anonymous
2015-12-30 23:56:05 UTC
Yes and no. Yes as in it provides you things that you like and make you temporarily happy. For example, if I had lots of money (which I don't) I would buy things like guitars, piano keyboards, drums, etc. No as in you won't be happy with where you are in life emotionally. You may feel lonely or isolated with all this money. I don't know though, it all depends on the person.
?
2016-01-02 21:44:14 UTC
No

Maybe that's why I'm so sad now staring at the ceiling and crying every night

I have lots of money yet I have no friends

It just feels so lonely

Money can't buy happiness

But neither can poverty

At least I'm rich

There are people worse than me

That's how I think to stop myself from committing suicide
anonymous
2015-12-30 17:05:03 UTC
Yes, but you have to redefine your idea of money and happiness. All possible phenomena can be understood as well as manipulated by the mechanics that govern them. For example, happiness can be found within but the self need not a sense of outward identity to self actualize. Physiologically, the brain can know happiness without the body, yet from our human perspective we only know happiness derived from our currency; whether that currency is money, gold diamond, blood, sweat, tears, better or worse. So to answer your question with a question, is money really happiness?
?
2015-12-28 20:17:24 UTC
No, but a lot of people will sell you the promise of happiness. Always disappointing and miserable when buyer's remorse sets in.



Life is about perception and focus. If we are not able to see, recognize, and enjoy the good in our lives, all the fame and money in the world could not make us happy for long.



The key to happiness is in our head and attitude. What we are all looking for is peace of mind. Peace of mind is simply the absence of mental stress or anxiety. See the good in everything you purvey. Learn from the mistakes you make and move on, without fear.



The only constant in life is change. Learn and practice clear and honest critical thinking. You could start here: https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766



Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes their way. Love and joy is an emotional experience, not an activity necessarily.



The greatest discovery of my generation is that we can alter our life simply by altering our attitude of mind. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. We cannot save the entire world in a day. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. We must BE the change we want to see. We can DO what we wish everyone would do. This is the place to start, and this will help us manage life’s constant barrage of changes.



The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.



Our attitudes control our emotions. Our emotions control our lives. We control our attitudes.



Think about that.



Good luck, love, and peace to you, forever my friend.
J Junior
2015-12-29 05:41:33 UTC
Better to be unhappy and comfortable, than unhappy and not. There's a figure some quack scientists came up with for how much money you need to be happy. Maybe 500,000dollars? But basically it suggests once your basic needs are taken care of and you don't need to worry about some severe illness in your family, you're as happy as money will get you.
?
2015-12-31 05:53:05 UTC
Money can buy you happiness, as long as you give some of the money away, or use it for an experience rather than buying a product.
jessica
2015-12-29 18:56:47 UTC
Yes and no. Because while buying lots of luxurious items can make you happy or excited, it's not as good as real happiness that comes from spending time with loved ones. And eventually the initial happiness fades away. I know many wealthy people who are unhappy
Alex
2015-12-30 21:02:19 UTC
Only temporary happiness. I won't lie, it would be nice to have millions of dollars and live in my dream house and have my dream car and have everything else I've always wanted. But after a while, that buzz will wear off and you'll get bored of all that nice stuff. True happiness comes from within that only YOU can create. And no other person or thing can replace or equal the authenticity of that happiness
?
2015-12-31 18:39:09 UTC
I don't think money buys happiness. I think that having someone that makes you happy and laugh, can actually buy happiness. For example, if you're married with someone who is abusive, has money, and buys you everything, you won't be happy. If you're a single person, then money might buy you happiness.
Mollie
2015-12-30 12:58:05 UTC
Yes. Money can buy you things that make you happy.

Money can buy you a big house. Money can buy you a loving pet. Money can get you a good wedding and a calming vacation. Money can save you from debt and money can buy gifts to give to others.
madison
2015-12-30 15:13:54 UTC
No. Look at celebrities. Most of them go off the deep end, getting into drugs/alcohol/commit suicide. They've got so much money that they don't know what to do with it. I know people who are rich and do nothing but drink, smoke cigs, weed, and take acid, LSD, crack, etc. #nothappypeople The parents aren't much better. I would love to be rich but I would never flaunt my money and I would always give to charity. I've never known a rich person to truly be happy. They say they are because they go on expensive vacations but in their "private" life, they're druggies, alcoholics and really have no life. They don't know what else to do rather than spend money. How's that happiness?
?
2015-12-30 14:54:42 UTC
Depends on what your type of happiness is.

To put it bluntly, if getting laid for a night makes you happy.You go to vegas,and by a high class prostitute. Than you will be happy,unless you had way to high expectation.

It's also a question of how long you gonna stay happy. I mean humans are in constant pursuit of happiness.We buy expensive thing all the time.

So in a way it can.But it is a relative thing
Mohammed Arafat
2015-12-29 16:36:19 UTC
Yes it does, money itself doesn't buy you happiness, neither does the material things you buy with it. Money brings happiness because of what it stands for. Money symbolizes freedom, the freedom to do what you want, the freedom to eat what you want, and the freedom of never having to think about whether you're gonna starve or not. Don't be greedy and don't be an a$$ Hole and you'll be plenty happy if you're rich.
serfwefr s
2015-12-31 09:44:45 UTC
It depends of your underlying motivations. Most of the time when people want money as a mean to happiness what they really seek is peace of mind and permanence. Money don't buy that!! Rather, money is a resource that gets created as a result of internal values, which are the source of peace. Money, then follow a valuable state of mind! Money does not create one.

If you built these internal values and have money and peace of mind, you are going to have a lot of fun !!! :)

And hopefully enjoy it with great moments of happiness.



I believe, somehow, our financial result can be a reflection of how resisting we are to a peaceful mindset(letting go). In our process of seeking wealth within ourselves rather than externally with a believe that "money will buy happiness", we get happier !
Dwight
2016-01-01 07:47:33 UTC
Its nicer to be rich and happy, then poor and happy.



But being rich isn't the key to life fulfilment or real happiness. My understanding from some brilliant business leaders who have adding great value to society and really enhanced the lives of other people is that true happiness comes from doing what you love, and from what you contribute, what you give to the lives of other people, not what you take from others or what you receive.



Who will be happiness person here?



1. The person who robs someone house?

2. The person who builds a business that built up houses for people to live in and enjoy their own pleasant lives?



If you are not sure, best ask the Police.



If you know and understand that happiness comes from giving and contributing to the lives of other people, you are one of the vast majority of positive contributors to a better and more pleasant life for people in society. Thank you, if you selected number 2.



Happy New Year! Enjoy Better Life Pleasure https://youtu.be/EgK9tuK56iA Business Pleasure Exposed 3 Free Gifts To Enjoy! Have a great year & a great life!
?
2015-12-30 22:29:31 UTC
if you are a sad lonely person then no i don't think money will make you happy but i believe if you are already a happy person in a good relationship then yes money could buy you happiness because life would be easier, more holidays, no more money worries and i if you are generous helping people less fortunate than yourself it would be good for the soul
Abdullah Al Massum
2016-01-01 01:06:04 UTC
Happiness is depends upon human mentality. Never can buy happiness through money. But money is needed for supporting happiness. For example when anyone wants to tours first he needs to make a wish through his mind after he needs to spend money to make his wish.
thom
2015-12-30 19:40:28 UTC
No, one can not buy happiness by money but one can not have happiness with out money
?
2015-12-29 06:26:10 UTC
I think money can buy happiness. Today, people make money to buy things which make them happy
?
2015-12-30 05:42:03 UTC
Partially.

Of course health, love, freedom and many things are important in contributing to happiness. But having money can contribute in some way to happiness too.



When your love one is sick, being able to afford the medical expenses would help alleviate their discomfort or effect a cure. When you buy your child a present, the joy you see in your child is priceless. When you are in a country torn apart by civil war like Iraq, Syria, and etc, many time bribe money can help to secure your flight to freedom.
Not Applicable
2015-12-30 19:02:17 UTC
It can, but only up to a point where it begins to plateau and in some cases even start downward. In recently years, many social scientists have been looking into what makes for happiness and financial security is one piece of a much larger pie. Other factors include such things as physical and emotional health, sense of purpose in life, good family and friend relationships, a sense of engagement with your society and especially your community, workplace and career satisfaction, as well as a sense of optimism about the future, all just to name some of the major factors.
Seth
2015-12-31 19:41:24 UTC
Depends how you think of it. If you get a GF and she makes you happy the in that case no but you can use money to buy a dog or any animal and they can bring you happiness unless they pee on the floor
April cath Flores
2015-12-30 19:21:00 UTC
If you are into materialistic things, yea, money can buy you happiness. But remember that you can find real happiness in love. You can't buy true love
gem
2015-12-30 16:12:04 UTC
If pizza makes you happy, then yes.

But remember that there are less fortunate out there whom need money to buy daily needs more than we do. So it's important to cherish and not take what we have for granted.
small
2015-12-28 17:03:19 UTC
There can of course be umpteen circumstances in which money can buy happiness, but money can not guarantee happiness in all circumstances.... on the other hand it is seen that if one has excessive money, it creates circumstances and situations opposite other people as well as within our own mind which prove to be counterproductive for securing happiness.
?
2015-12-31 13:32:35 UTC
It can buy things that make you happy, so yes, in a way it can. But money itself can't actually buy happiness, because happiness is not a tangible thing that you can actually buy.
?
2015-12-29 20:41:40 UTC
Yeah, it does all (or almost all ) people went a lot of more money that they need to buy stuff and to be admire for having lots of money so, it's the sad ture:( For this people and it gets rid of your bills which means no stress and if you havevl extra ( a lot more) you can go to amusement park ( Disneyland sea world etc ) or theater will fun places so basically yeah.
?
2016-01-01 17:58:28 UTC
Most say it can't, but I say it can. If you are a multi millionaire you can buy fancy houses and cars and swimming pools and go to exotic locations for vacation. All of that would make you happy. But you can't take it with you. You will leave this earth with nothing, face God's throne, and most likely go to hell. So while you will be happy in this life, you will suffer for all eternity.
???
2015-12-30 09:31:32 UTC
If used correctly...in the way that ...it buyts you food and medicin yeas it does ,but if it is put before wisdom and kindness ,you ain't gonna be happy ,I am pretty sure that if you obsess about it you'll not be happy ,but if you just have enough to live and have a small home and a little bit of fun out of that money you will be happy ,it is all about balance !
jessica
2015-12-29 21:48:15 UTC
Well happiness is an emotion. So not literally. But u can buy things that will make you happy. But the happiness doesn't stay. And u have to keep buying to keep up that happiness.
?
2015-12-29 04:06:05 UTC
In some ways yes. It can buy security. If you know you can make the rent, afford food, see to the normal bills that is enough to be happy. It can also bring missery. Over extend on the credit card and find out. Even if you think you have more than enough.
Alvin Soehendry
2015-12-31 13:04:06 UTC
Depends

Sometimes money make more trouble

Like inviting wrong people to you insecure and etc

How you use money is what matters

Money is just tool

Understand that and you can be happy

Always know your priority
anonymous
2015-12-31 04:27:59 UTC
Uh yes.

You want a hot wife that worships you? buy it..you think trumps hot model wife is with him for his great personality and good looks HA! No she is with him for the money and she will treat him like a king because if she doesn't he will buy a new one

You feeling gloomy? Go to bora bora for 2 weeks with your hot wife

Feel ugly? buy a new face

Feel fat? buy lipo

Want a family? welp you bought a wife put some kids in the ***** then buy a giant house to accommodate

And if all fails your doctor will you give you 12 bottles of feel good all you have to do is buy it
?
2015-12-31 08:10:45 UTC
It all depends on what you buy: A dog? Yes. A cat? Yes. A TV with all the bells and whistles? No.



Moving, which costs money, to a different place where the people are friendlier... that's a definite yes!
anonymous
2016-01-01 21:10:04 UTC
Yes because you can buy a puppy with that money. And be happy.

The End.
Sondos
2015-12-30 18:05:23 UTC
In my experience from growing up with not having money for myself I say kinda. With money I buy all the stuff I want and because Im 20 and single money just satisfies me. Not that i would marry a man just for money.
?
2015-12-31 13:03:23 UTC
Unfortunately, we live in a world where money controls EVERYTHING, sadly, without money, a human being cannot even buy food, this world is controlled by money, and money can literally buy you ANYTHING, from Love to Freedom to Being famous. The answer is pretty clear, Money > Everything.
Towanda
2016-01-02 17:45:35 UTC
The lack of money can cause real problems. Having money and not having to pinch every penny makes for a nicer life. If I win the lottery, I promise to be extremely happy. Answer: Yes.
?
2015-12-30 18:51:47 UTC
Yes but to an extent! If a person becomes into a lot of money they should definitely have a financial planner. Yes you can have happiness with money but its not a cure all !
andrew
2015-12-31 00:17:51 UTC
It can buy me a boat and a truck to pull and a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets. SO YES MONEY CAN BUY HAPPINESS
TheRadFire
2015-12-30 12:43:34 UTC
I personally think that it cannot "fully" provide you with happiness. Sure you can buy anything your heart desires but there will be a point where you would still be missing something. Such as a family, a memorable moment with friends or anything else that money cannot buy.
?
2015-12-29 23:19:03 UTC
It can, money can buy you nice items and relieve you from the burden of stress but money cannot buy you true happiness though other people may have other opinion's.
jj
2015-12-30 23:45:59 UTC
Money can buy happiness but not love.



Unless its alot of money then you could buy anything.
glenn
2016-01-03 11:05:14 UTC
Happiness is not for sale. Lack of money for food and shelter can cause a lack of happiness. But you can be happy with much less money than most people think.
?
2015-12-29 06:14:31 UTC
Always. We are living in a world which gives importance to money more. So, people will be happy once they get money
Spinoza
2015-12-29 20:09:04 UTC
In life Monyey makes many things and without money you were nothing; but at the same one should not lower oneself for the money. After all along with money/wealth , any person need to have a personality of his own and his should at least pretend that he is living for the society and he respects society and its values. More than anything moral values in life are very important and without those moral values life is a empty shell and it has no virtue at all, so Money important in life at the same one should lead a virtuous life what Plato called "Virtuosity"; life without it no meaning and no satisfaction and such kind of life finds no meaning at all.
?
2015-12-29 06:01:48 UTC
No. Money can buy only materials. We need attitude to feel happiness
?
2015-12-30 23:27:31 UTC
Money can buys food and food is happiness
Roger
2015-12-30 17:09:41 UTC
Yes, it can buy you food or possessions that make you happy, or buy someone else stuff that makes you happy by giving it to them. But it doesn't buy you a deep personal connection.
Alyssa
2016-01-01 23:22:24 UTC
I have a receipt from the bookstore that says yes. Lol

I love that saying but no not really. you can make your life happy. But money does help. Especially in our society. Its nice to know that all your bills are paid and your not in debt. Makes it a lot easier to live a happy, stress free life.
Rena
2015-12-31 14:09:07 UTC
Money could never buy happiness. I have been through a lot of deep dark valley's in my life. I'm happier than I have ever been. I don't have a pit to pee in or a window that I can call my own to throw it out of. BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER IN MY LIFE.
Simaaar
2015-12-29 23:36:20 UTC
Yes.

Money buys pets.
Semecky
2015-12-31 19:13:03 UTC
Money buy peoples time and makes life more easy
Rabindra
2015-12-31 18:55:58 UTC
Sometime it may be But all-together money can not buy anything Money is temporary solution happiness only can buy from their behavior and satisfaction.
nameless
2015-12-28 20:01:43 UTC
Can money really buy happiness?



~~~ No!

Money cannot buy unconditional Love!



True, unconditional Love is ALWAYS recognized by It's unconditional Virtues; Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Gratitude, Humility, Charity (charity is never taking more than your share of anything, ever!), Honesty, Happiness, Faith...

ALWAYS!
Tasm
2015-12-30 22:38:46 UTC
Yes indeed. Money will buy my freedom. Might even buy my way to a super long healthy life while getting to do every project I want.
anonymous
2015-12-31 16:16:53 UTC
No. Some people may think it does but doesn't. Some people think that it can.. like buy expensive Houses, Jewelry, Cars, RV"S Yachts.. But it only goes so FAR. than you become obsessed with money. And you become very alone.. it becomes more of Physical things..
?
2015-12-31 12:34:03 UTC
Depends on the person...

Some people prefer being with their family or friends. But other people do think $$ can buy happiness, $$ can buy them whatever they want
tro
2016-01-01 07:57:26 UTC
happiness is not a tangible thing you can touch thus it is not obtainable by paying for it

having enough money to do the things you want to do and buying the things you want goes a long way toward happiness but will not buy it
anonymous
2015-12-29 10:09:03 UTC
Money buys everything. Without money, you have nothing. No, you have less than nothing. Money is the entire and total key to happiness as we know it in existence.
Chloe
2015-12-30 15:43:20 UTC
No, I doesn't trust me.

Yes it can buy you nice things and make life just that little bit easier but it cannot make you happy. Being with people you love can, you could be broke but still be happy of you have your family and loyal friends around you
Durlabh
2015-12-30 10:13:18 UTC
Money cannot buy you happiness but money can buy you thinks you like (not loving chicks). Thus, money can buy you happiness
?
2015-12-29 14:23:40 UTC
No, money cannot buy happiness, Jesus Christ had nothing, not even a place to lay his head, but he was happy to be here and to be fulfilling his God given mission which was the salvation of the human race and if you fulfill your God given mission on earth, you too can be happy here and in the next abode.
Marina
2015-12-30 14:59:53 UTC
no. money can NOT buy happiness or love.



money can buy comfort, quality and expensive!



Happiness to you could be things like cuddling on your own blankets on a cold winter morning, or sitting near the fireplace...
?
2016-01-01 16:27:51 UTC
No money can make you comfortable and keep you off the street but can't buy happiness only follow your gut it is never wrong
Curious2006
2016-01-04 01:37:44 UTC
Of course. If you are down, you can fly to anywhere in the world if you have money. If you are lonely, throw a party if you have money. If you want to help poor people, you can invest in new companies and offer the poor a job. On the other hand, if you don't have money, you can do nothing and be miserable.
?
2015-12-29 05:12:09 UTC
Happiness nowadays is nothing but accumulating material things and power. Money can buy these.
?
2015-12-31 07:18:22 UTC
I recently read the study, If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren’t Spending It Right.
anonymous
2016-01-01 12:37:13 UTC
No money will never buy happiness.
Tara
2015-12-30 19:31:39 UTC
Lots of money can buy lots of things .. but it cannot buy happiness.
anonymous
2015-12-31 10:03:11 UTC
The super rich elite can buy all the evil things in the world that are forbidden for decent humans, but they are empty inside and try to replace it with sexual immorality and drugs.

Money brings sorrow and grief when it becomes an idol.
anonymous
2015-12-31 01:52:37 UTC
I believe that it is impossible to be truly happy in this society and this economy. If I got a huge amount of money, I'd be as happy as I'd ever have a chance to be. :)
anonymous
2015-12-30 16:58:23 UTC
It can buy something that will make someone temporarily happy but money can't make anyone truly happy
Fielder
2015-12-31 16:46:22 UTC
It can buy you things that will make you happy and with things comes people who like "you", otherwise known as "friends". When it all comes down to it though, and your money leaves you, your things leave you aswell, leaving you with what? It leaves you with nothing. Not even the people who were your "friends". They only liked you for your things. So no. Money can't buy you happiness. Being positive can though. "If you stay positive good things and good people will be drawn to you." Marry Lou Retton
?
2015-12-31 15:00:50 UTC
No money cannot buy happiness.
Meherbaan
2015-12-29 04:48:47 UTC
No.. money does not buy happiness and if you think so, you don't know what you are talking off...
sophieb
2016-01-03 12:38:27 UTC
no. what it buys is comfort, temporary elation, short term status, but is short lived without that money making interest or bringing in dividends and working for itself. Happiness is generally something that lasts a lot longer.
Andres
2015-12-30 16:07:41 UTC
It can buy you short-term happiness. If you'd ask me what I would do with money I would spend it on luxurious hats. I have always been a hat person. Most of the times https://www.e4hats.com has good deals.
Speaks of Truth
2015-12-30 11:02:21 UTC
Most people who aren't wealthy want to be wealthy. However, you will never hear anyone wealthy suggest they would be happier poor. Money doesn't buy happiness, but having wealth decreases stress over not having enough.
IceD2009
2016-01-01 08:26:39 UTC
No, I believe money can't buy happiness.
?
2015-12-31 20:52:56 UTC
No. It doesn't buy happiness. Especially with rich people, they are never happy as my math teacher says. hen they have a lot of money, they feel as fi they never have enough
John Levens
2015-12-29 19:46:33 UTC
Yes
Miracle
2015-12-29 04:20:42 UTC
I remember what my dad always says... "Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a boat that takes you near to happiness"!
?
2016-01-01 23:54:58 UTC
love and marriage can bring happiness. You need money to marry. So, money is a important step to happiness
Wilson L
2016-01-02 16:37:47 UTC
Money doesn't buy happiness, but I would rather be happy on the rich side of town!
Temenoil
2015-12-30 19:01:45 UTC
Yes, you can buy puppies with money. Puppy = Happiness
Abhilash
2015-12-30 19:33:10 UTC
usually we said no . but real fact is yes because money gives only happiness if you happy the main thing you need money without money we cannot do anything so money is happiness key
yeats
2015-12-30 21:35:10 UTC
I think money can't buy happiness
C5
2015-12-30 17:23:02 UTC
Yes
?
2015-12-30 16:49:20 UTC
Research (I have no idea the name of the study, but you could probably easily find it online) has shown that money "buys"/increases happiness to about $70,000 per year in income. Anything above or below that marker, on average, correlates to decreased happiness.
L. E. Gant
2015-12-28 16:31:50 UTC
Happiness is a mental attitude. It's a lot easier to have a happy attitude when you have enough money.



The key part is "enough money" -- it might be practically nothing or it might be billions.
?
2015-12-30 15:06:42 UTC
Money and comfort do make you happy. Those who say that money do not bring happiness in your life and they even might bring you sadness, are simply trying to convince themselves that they wouldn't like lots of money.
High2daMax
2016-01-01 08:49:52 UTC
They say money cant buy happiness but i rather cry in a lamborghini than a honda
fly64
2016-01-01 17:21:08 UTC
No Money can only soften the blow of the daily grind in that it will help you to live more comfortably. Happiness is a state of mind when you are pleased with your position at anytime
Sweetie Pie
2015-12-29 11:29:19 UTC
Having money can give one a sense of security. But an obsession with money can rob that sense of security. I know wealthy people who are unhappy and penniless people who are blissful. It is all in the mind. Seek contentment........that, I think, is the key to happiness.
Houston, we have a problem
2015-12-28 18:43:36 UTC
List everything that can bring you happiness. Can you obtain ANY of these with money? There's your answer.



Short answer: Yes
jason
2015-12-30 19:40:11 UTC
Money buys **** that makes me happy. It can buy me a boat, it can buy me a truck to pull it, it can buy me a yetti 110 iced down with some silver bullets...
Greg
2015-12-31 23:00:13 UTC
Alright. Cutting through all the crap, yes money can really buy happiness.
Gopala Krishna
2015-12-30 02:13:00 UTC
Money can buy comforts put up for sale in the market.

Happiness is not for sale.
?
2016-01-02 14:41:02 UTC
Depends
anonymous
2016-01-02 10:22:53 UTC
No money cant buy happiness but it can buy you a politician.
Kyo
2015-12-31 15:57:32 UTC
Well most people say NOOOOOO!!!!! but remember everyone in the world are Different and are not all the same and don't think the same. My Answer is to you Yes/No....... Yes it can for Half the people like me Money brings happens. No for half the other people reason Not sure because I am not those people.
rebelde
2015-12-30 22:49:06 UTC
read of biblical King Sol he was a badass he'll tell you what wealth & happiness means & what it's really like to wonder whether wealth brings happiness or not. it's one mans trash is another's wealth, it's humbleness, and also it's the LOVE of money that evil roots from not the actual paper money itself, inanimate objects do not beget evil.
amy
2016-01-01 15:42:08 UTC
Yes
M
2015-12-31 08:39:37 UTC
Only rich people say it cant- money buys security, one of the biggest contributors to happiness-
Aditi
2015-12-29 23:26:20 UTC
Money can buy materialistic things that could give you happiness!
Sarah
2015-12-30 11:00:51 UTC
It could, if you buy something that makes you happy. But really, happiness happens in the brain.
CECIL W
2016-01-01 14:06:30 UTC
Of course it can. It is the gratefulness and the humbleness that goes along with it. The sharing, honesty, up front,

learning to say no, and yes at the proper moments and times......no only to others but to self as well. Money is to be respected, and the caregiver of the money is by the laws of the Universe to share it with the needy. No the greedy.
Gonzo
2015-12-31 13:01:04 UTC
Yes. I was happy when I had money now I'm poor and miserable
Roland Chambers
2015-12-31 08:45:12 UTC
Yes. It is necessary to have a healthy source of income in order for one to truly be happy. Wait before you say what about those who choose to live free of bills and commitment , the homeless wonderers? If they were truly happy not having a healthy source of income they would not ask for help by way of begging. I dislike the word but it is what it is. A healthy source of income is decided by us as individuals.
anonymous
2015-12-31 20:41:34 UTC
Happiness is subjective regardless of material goods. But I'd rather be rich and sad than poor and happy.
sotired
2016-01-02 18:19:09 UTC
Studies have proven that money can make you happy to about $75,000 yearly but after that your happiness doesn't really improve happiness anymore.
Chris
2015-12-31 20:24:13 UTC
Yes
Parichay
2015-12-31 07:57:32 UTC
Yes
jnyou1
2016-01-03 16:12:21 UTC
We become humble when poor....how else would we say "I did this on my own" or saved for this or pay our bills just scrapping by. Money is needed for better education, birthday parties, health care, good food, experiences. Being rich is ones personal preference, but having money is necessary to be comfortable.
?
2015-12-30 04:44:34 UTC
Yes enough money and I could be happy. Money provides the opportunity to alter circumstances.
Bill
2015-12-29 11:02:13 UTC
No it does not buy happiness but it makes it easier to achieve comfort and happiness by eliminating the financial strain.
Sophie
2016-01-01 07:57:52 UTC
Yes
Beachbum
2016-01-04 13:05:41 UTC
most rich people aren't happy, they keep on working like donkeys and I don't think that happiness means working like a donkey. I think they condition themselves to believe that there is nothing but money, but you can read up if you search for "to be or to have" then you'll expand on this
?
2016-01-01 01:32:23 UTC
If money can buy happiness then Kurt Cobain shouldn't have decided to shoot himself and Layne Staley shouldn't have overdosed, don't you think?
anonymous
2015-12-30 16:27:43 UTC
Happiness comes from within
Teonna
2015-12-29 22:04:34 UTC
It can buy you things that can make you happy
Fabian
2015-12-30 20:58:12 UTC
Money can only buy you temporary happiness.
mountain
2015-12-30 13:11:45 UTC
Yes
FYI
2016-01-01 12:30:09 UTC
It’s true that money allows some happiness in your life in that one might be able to afford and/or purchase necessities and some luxuries of life that you need without worry. Even the Bible shows that money provides a practical defense against poverty and its attendant troubles, enabling people to procure necessities. King Solomon wrote: “Wisdom is for a protection the same as money is for a protection.” And: “Bread is for the laughter of the workers, and wine itself makes life rejoice; but money is what meets a response in all things.”—Ecclesiastes 7:12; 10:19. The proper use of money is approved by God. For example, Jesus said: “Make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous riches.” (Luke 16:9) This includes contributing toward the advancement of the true worship of God, for we definitely should want God as our Friend.



The fact that money itself is not condemned in the Scriptures should not blunt Paul’s warning. Christians who begin to love money are vulnerable to all kinds of problems, the worst of which is that of straying from the faith. Does this mean that it is wrong to want a bigger house, a newer car, a more profitable job? No, none of these things are evil in themselves. The question is: What is the heart attitude that makes one want any of these things, and are they really necessary? The difference between normal desire and greed might be likened to the difference between the small campfire that cooks food and the blazing inferno that consumes a forest. Wholesome and well-placed desire can be constructive. It motivates us to work and to be productive (Proverbs 16:26). The apostle Paul offers the alternative to greed, which is contentment. He says: “So, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things.” (1 Timothy 6:8) This description of all that we really need—“sustenance and covering”—may sound rather simplistic or naive.



Extremes of wealth or hardship can test our priorities. Paul spoke of spiritual resources that enabled him to be content regardless of material circumstances: “For all things I have the strength by virtue of [God] who imparts power to me.” (Philippians 4:13) Rather than looking to his possessions, many or few, or to his circumstances, good or bad, Paul looked to God to satisfy his needs. The result was contentment. Also, people of well means have to learn to look beyond their money; they need to look to God, the original source of any wealth. While it is true that money cannot buy happiness, it is even more true that money cannot buy salvation. Only our faith in God can give us such hope.



So whether we are wealthy or poor, let us pursue a course in life that will make us “RICH toward God.” (Luke 12:21). Nothing is more valuable than an approved standing with the Creator. All efforts to maintain it contribute to our ‘treasuring up for ourselves a fine foundation for the future, in order that we may get a firm hold on the real life.’—1 Timothy 6:19.
anonymous
2015-12-30 15:54:37 UTC
Money buys food...food makes me happy..so yes.
karki
2015-12-31 06:32:55 UTC
No my dear money cant buy happiness.If it would you wouldnt hear of celebrity and rich people doing sucides.Also you wouldnt see sadhus and holy men happy even though they have sacrifised all their wealth behind.
jeevan
2016-01-04 03:41:15 UTC
it differs from person to person and their situations also.for example for a beggar money is everything and when she/he gets 50$ then he/she become very happy but when a rich person get the same amount of mney he may not be happy.
KC
2016-01-01 00:41:11 UTC
No. However it can buy peace of mind, which can lead to happiness. Fact.
?
2016-03-13 06:32:04 UTC
Money can obviously afford you a better standard of living but can never make you happy..
Koi
2015-12-31 08:39:23 UTC
Temporarily
Tim
2015-12-30 01:32:24 UTC
Yea to a certain extent, but deep internal happiness needs to come from within
anonymous
2015-12-30 20:00:51 UTC
Oh hell yes. Money buy food,cars,house, jewelry, clothes, tech, buy love. We need food without food we would be unhappy because we're hungry.etc.
HARDIK
2015-12-31 10:53:37 UTC
No, Money is just a matter of time.

But it is said that crying in BMW is better than crying on Bicycle.

But dont let money control your mind..
JORGE N
2015-12-31 06:27:36 UTC
If you have ever been without money you know that fact. Not a hard thing to realize when no money is to be had.
anonymous
2015-12-30 21:04:27 UTC
Yes, you buy food with money, a home with money, etc.
samantha
2015-12-30 09:07:56 UTC
in some ways yes say I like riding horses and I buy myself a horse that gave me some happiness
anonymous
2015-12-30 05:32:54 UTC
Whoever says money can t buy happiness has clearly never been to Kmart!!
dawn
2015-12-30 09:42:47 UTC
It can but you have to cherish your money more than other things to really find happiness in money.
ajoel
2015-12-31 10:46:50 UTC
I have been with richest of the rich, brooding and wanting for more,,,,and poorest of the poor, content and happy in their limitations... SIMPLE - money can buy you things but not peace, contentment, happiness, etc. etc.
?
2015-12-29 18:03:05 UTC
no money can not buy happiness because without money u still can live
?
2015-12-29 16:38:19 UTC
Like to give it a shot. Being poor sure it's happy.
?
2015-12-31 20:52:12 UTC
It can buy things that make to make you happy.
kalid isse
2015-12-31 05:19:57 UTC
Yes. I would like to cry in a jet instead of being happy on the streets
?
2015-12-30 15:17:02 UTC
Na you can have all the money in the world and be miserable, family friends love and more importantly God these things can grant you happiness
anonymous
2015-12-31 05:22:39 UTC
Some people are happy climbing a mountain, some people are happy being rich, do what you want and you will be happy
Jimbo
2015-12-30 02:16:05 UTC
Only to a point. A study revealed that earning more than $70000 a year will not make you happier, but you need that base to be comfortable and stress free.
?
2016-01-01 02:21:56 UTC
No, there are kids in Africa with rocks & just about nothing that extremely happy playing games with sticks & little objects like that
anonymous
2015-12-30 12:27:17 UTC
I saw some really happy people in one of the poorest countries on earth...so I'd hafta say NO.
Jack R
2015-12-31 01:13:11 UTC
Yes, but it's the same thing as buying a "high." It doesn't last long, and you need more. Money is the ultimate legal drug.
james
2016-01-01 12:50:14 UTC
Yes scientifically proven by Daniel khaneman
Liam
2016-01-01 00:11:55 UTC
No. Money can make you happier, But you must be happy in the first place.
Viv
2015-12-30 21:25:40 UTC
It can for many people who never had a lot of money
arnav
2015-12-30 02:09:42 UTC
No ..happiness is what which comes from our heart i have seen many guys who earn less but they are still happy as what they do or u can say what they work gives them satisfaction..nd if you are satisfied then you become happy..so happiness comes from our heart!!!
Joi
2015-12-31 16:47:09 UTC
To some people yes
Klio
2015-12-30 15:03:25 UTC
No dude. I mean u usually aren't happy if ur homeless or poor but there are some depressed rich people.
joanie t
2015-12-30 12:04:39 UTC
It SURE CAN, but only if you are down and out and have poor health!!! Health and Happiness you cannot buy.
?
2016-01-01 22:22:45 UTC
no, money can not buy happiness
ashten
2015-12-30 20:51:50 UTC
No it can't buy you happiness
Joey
2015-12-31 13:06:54 UTC
Money buys a jetski. You never see anyone frown on a jetski



-danial tosh
anonymous
2015-12-30 15:53:55 UTC
Yes since it keeps the bill collecting agency away Not to mention .food in your belly , clothes on your back and a roof over your head.
?
2015-12-31 11:50:17 UTC
Yeah
generationalist
2015-12-29 07:24:18 UTC
No, but it can buy an ease of lifestyle that might make you happy.
Carl
2015-12-30 14:15:15 UTC
It cant buy happiness, but it doea let you rent it from time to time.
parochial school graduate
2015-12-28 20:15:47 UTC
After basic needs are met happiness must be generated by the individual.
?
2015-12-30 13:37:20 UTC
It can buy temporary happiness but not sustained happiness.
?
2015-12-29 06:37:48 UTC
No. Happiness is a state of mind which we can create with our own attitude
Whatever
2015-12-30 23:12:24 UTC
yes. I can make other people happy as well... give them some money. Spread the wealth.
?
2015-12-31 12:30:15 UTC
ppl wanna be happy for a long period , money makes happy for a short while
All hat
2015-12-30 04:48:06 UTC
Nope - but it can buy relief from some of the stressors in life. Different thing, but useful in its own right.
Heather
2015-12-31 06:42:11 UTC
No not in the long run, things, fancy cars, nice home, trips, can't replace love, or happiness, I know from experience.
Kid
2016-01-01 07:26:12 UTC
I believe so... You buy stuff that makes you happy.
?
2015-12-30 13:36:16 UTC
No if you werent happy when poor you will never be happy when rich happiness comes from within
Shubham
2015-12-31 11:49:35 UTC
Not all times. But it can give happiness to others. I mean that if you are rich so you can do some donations.
peevee
2016-01-02 06:53:44 UTC
Yes. If your happiness is possession of material things.
?
2015-12-31 21:41:43 UTC
yes but not always ........sometimes it becomes a negetive thing to become happy...........If u have enough money ,u will not need to worry about ur future.........u will just have to relax . But we have also seen many murders and kiddnapes ,etc(mainly all illegal) things for money.....................But we cant always blame it as it human mind which have created this all greed and selfishness.
Angela
2015-12-29 21:49:20 UTC
money mean quality of life while happiness is a pursuit
Bob
2015-12-30 17:11:41 UTC
Yeah I bought some yeezys and that made me

Happy
Cathi K
2016-01-02 13:38:28 UTC
Temporary happiness sure. Nice car, nice house, nice stuff. Pure joy no
dibm
2015-12-30 01:24:19 UTC
For me yes I can but lots and lots of food plus if you find your future wife at least you can rest assured she will always have what she needs or wants
?
2015-12-29 14:19:26 UTC
It can until you make $75,000 a year, but not much after that. At least according to this study: http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/09/study-says-$75,000-can-buy-happiness.html
?
2015-12-30 02:12:53 UTC
Yes offcourse
Aya Mirchoff
2016-01-01 00:04:38 UTC
French fries=happiness... So yes.
anonymous
2016-01-01 20:20:53 UTC
Yes and no. It can buy cars and drugs and toys and hot hookers.

But it wont fulfill anything that your already missing within yourself
?
2015-12-30 08:04:59 UTC
No. to the most extent u cn only use money to get something u like, but not necessarily happiness
?
2015-12-29 10:05:58 UTC
money and happiness both the things are inter related to each other. yet don't stand for.
?
2015-12-30 07:16:28 UTC
Certainly not.Rather money increases unhappiness.Wealth cannot give happiness for long time.It is the enemy of happiness.
Isa
2016-02-15 20:45:50 UTC
that one goes on buying thing after thing, hoping to be happy..have these things ever brought lasting happiness to you?
?
2015-12-30 07:22:30 UTC
No

Because you can buy a luxurious bed but you can not buy a laborious peace.
?
2015-12-30 14:37:58 UTC
Of course it can! I won the lottery once and bought a dog named happiness sooooo yeah.
?
2015-12-29 19:12:11 UTC
Make it rain?!!!!!! Lol..... $$$$ can make u so comfortable but u have 2 find the happiness in having alot of money... DON'T LET IT CHANGE WHO U WERE B4 HAVING ALOT OF $$$$.. :)
Manofthewest
2015-12-30 18:25:47 UTC
Of course. The only thing that money can't buy is poverty.
Dinsmore
2016-01-01 05:19:02 UTC
No, we can't buy happiness.
?
2015-12-28 16:34:50 UTC
No, and it doesn't work the other way around (happiness can't buy money), either.
?
2015-12-31 13:11:53 UTC
are you dumb.... money can buy cow, and cow costs however much costs cow, probably more than potato. And if you have money, you can buy cow and sell cow and buy potato and be happy
Ashley
2015-12-31 18:49:49 UTC
i mean, sure it can buy things that create happiness to some extent for you, but happiness is in yourself.
?
2015-12-31 12:19:08 UTC
no , money can not buy all things like love , care ,
?
2015-12-31 13:10:29 UTC
Yes, short term. When it comes to health many times not.
?
2015-12-31 12:28:37 UTC
For many yes but for others it differs
James
2015-12-30 14:47:58 UTC
Yes,how can you make a homeless man smile, money
?
2015-12-30 22:48:24 UTC
no money no happiness

happiness can be without money
anonymous
2015-12-31 10:17:37 UTC
I'm homeless and I'm really happy
anonymous
2015-12-30 13:57:20 UTC
Nope watch a YouTube video or somethin it would make ya happier
thomas
2015-12-30 01:38:21 UTC
Yes,
?
2015-12-30 05:02:16 UTC
Just one take on it yes indeed compared to the deprivations one has in poverty without it

You would be incredibly stupid not to recognise this very basic point

John
?
2015-12-30 13:36:18 UTC
yes actually. if you see people who are poor can be so happy if they have enough money to feed themselves
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Zigg
2016-01-01 07:39:23 UTC
It leads to happiness.
Mark
2015-12-30 21:53:43 UTC
Nah
anonymous
2015-12-30 15:13:29 UTC
Hell yeah it can. Im tired of being broke I wanna get stuff I always wanted I want to have better living conditions
arj
2016-01-03 01:05:53 UTC
Impossible. Money can only make our life easy.
Johnny
2015-12-31 06:23:22 UTC
No,but I could buy me a boat, a truck to pull it lol.
?
2015-12-29 21:16:12 UTC
Well, if it can't buy it - it sure as Hell can rent it for a while.
Benjamin
2015-12-30 17:06:24 UTC
Yes.
nellie
2015-12-31 13:38:59 UTC
No, it can't. I need you to give all your money to me. That way I can be miserable with you.
?
2015-12-31 09:39:34 UTC
Yes,
hemmo
2015-12-31 17:03:30 UTC
Heck yeah! Concert tickets, band merch, meet and greets.
olivia
2015-12-31 16:54:28 UTC
Depends on what makes you happy really...
?
2016-01-03 15:41:21 UTC
yes in many ways..... but there is more to living than cash...cars ...houses.. you make your own...the people you know bring happiness ......the ones you help ..also make you happy... we all leave footprints ,things we have done........that have changed their future in small ways bring a happy feeling
?
2015-12-30 22:49:56 UTC
Yes, dats y many of us are unhappy becoz we are running against gods rules very strongly.
?
2016-01-02 18:53:24 UTC
Money is security but you are horrible person no one will like you.
Master Cave
2016-01-03 04:19:26 UTC
NOooo,but with enough Hard Cash you can really rent all the happiness you can stand!!!!
josh
2016-01-01 21:40:44 UTC
Have you ever seen a sad person riding a jet ski?
john
2016-01-03 13:18:28 UTC
Some, yes
Dion J
2015-12-29 15:59:17 UTC
Not usually- but poverty sure can buy a lot of misery.
Uncle Remus 54
2015-12-28 20:55:35 UTC
Not really. It still wouldn't hurt to find out.
Simon
2016-01-01 02:40:02 UTC
As long as you've had therapy, and yr healthy all over, then yes
?
2015-12-30 07:00:12 UTC
Having NO money certainly makes you miserable; so, sure.
wellmaintained
2015-12-30 13:07:30 UTC
it can help make you happy, without money is more stressful
pensiverain
2015-12-30 15:52:19 UTC
im the poorest girl I know

and I have always been happy



but others tend to ruin my day.



I do not know why.



so I would not know.
?
2015-12-30 07:45:20 UTC
Inês brasil make love
what
2015-12-30 11:28:19 UTC
Give me a million dollars and you'll find out.
Joe
2015-12-30 12:05:09 UTC
No but the love of money is more often the cause of misery
Phull
2015-12-30 18:07:02 UTC
I think if you're financially secured you can have successful marriage.
Steven
2015-12-30 09:45:37 UTC
Yes, for a brief time
Nickjb55
2015-12-31 16:24:52 UTC
no but it can buy me a boat and a truck to pull it
djdundalk
2015-12-31 14:00:25 UTC
It can if you're an ignorant human being who doesn't care.
?
2015-12-30 08:36:50 UTC
You will be surprised what people would do for enough money.
?
2015-12-31 13:00:53 UTC
No, look at all these Chinese snobs who have money cause their parents are rich.
anonymous
2015-12-30 02:20:26 UTC
yes
anonymous
2015-12-31 12:57:18 UTC
It can buy a jet ski, can't it?
Black Dog
2015-12-29 13:19:25 UTC
Maybe not...but it works a helluva lot better than whatever is in second place.
?
2015-12-31 01:42:59 UTC
It cant buy happiness but it can mantain it.
anonymous
2015-12-28 18:51:37 UTC
No..and why,many are so unhappy..when they discover..they are missing what money..can never buy..~*
mataripis a ugnay
2015-12-29 09:43:07 UTC
If you buy the right things.
Jeben
2015-12-29 19:20:29 UTC
yes
Tori
2015-12-29 18:50:31 UTC
yes
Samantha
2015-12-31 14:19:23 UTC
Nope.
carrie
2015-12-29 18:07:37 UTC
Yes, I believe so.
?
2015-12-31 05:06:03 UTC
Give me a million and I'll let you know!
anonymous
2015-12-29 12:27:11 UTC
yes but it can't buy me love
Tea
2015-12-30 07:18:31 UTC
Yes. Try being poor sometime it sucks.
Charles
2015-12-31 00:36:35 UTC
No. It depends on the circumstances not on money.
anonymous
2015-12-30 06:49:24 UTC
Nope, but it sure beats what's next!
Sammy
2015-12-30 13:36:03 UTC
Not if you don't have a family!
anonymous
2015-12-31 05:36:10 UTC
Sex as happiness
?
2015-12-29 16:27:46 UTC
Yes you can buy a lot of bitches for it, and they will hump the living **** out of you. aaah... Life...
?
2016-01-01 17:45:14 UTC
It will not buy it, only rent it, that would be fine though.
anonymous
2016-01-02 21:25:53 UTC
Ni
If
2015-12-31 17:04:56 UTC
yes
Rebecca
2016-01-02 10:03:31 UTC
No but It helps temporarily
Karl
2016-01-01 03:21:00 UTC
Ask a homeless tramp if he is happy, you will get your answer
meredith
2015-12-28 20:38:04 UTC
No. But it can rent it for an awful long time.
?
2015-12-30 15:06:42 UTC
Not that I know of, though it may make life more comfortable/easier.
?
2015-12-28 18:20:55 UTC
no



but it can buy me a boat
Matt
2015-12-30 16:25:56 UTC
yes
Tyler
2015-12-30 15:35:58 UTC
yes
déjà vu
2015-12-28 16:32:15 UTC
if you don't use it wisely it can buy lot of misery, suffering.
STORMY K
2016-01-02 08:58:03 UTC
look at Donald president trump
Dennis
2015-12-30 09:29:15 UTC
I'm not sure but I'd like to try it.
anonymous
2016-01-01 18:20:43 UTC
it does not buy you love and relationships
?
2016-01-03 04:47:56 UTC
yes
?
2015-12-31 09:20:21 UTC
Give me enough and I'll try the experiment.
Sulekhya
2015-12-30 01:23:37 UTC
if you are happy with them
?
2016-01-01 07:43:08 UTC
Good Health can.
bibi
2016-01-01 05:00:33 UTC
Not really
MARIODEE
2015-12-30 05:36:21 UTC
It can buy WEED, so the answer is YES
?
2015-12-30 15:48:46 UTC
Mmmmmmm it depends..

But not always for sure
Michael
2015-12-31 23:57:45 UTC
If it did then why did Robbin Williams commit suicide?
tictic
2015-12-31 13:04:18 UTC
I have been unhappy for years but I can pay for therapy~!
Freeda
2015-12-31 13:53:10 UTC
It can, because it can pay for necessities that help reduce stress.
?
2015-12-30 19:13:52 UTC
No it can only make you comfortable, huge difference
?
2015-12-29 03:52:22 UTC
yes
Steven
2015-12-31 11:56:01 UTC
I will be unhappy in my Lamborghini, on my big *** Yacht, or in my mansion.
Simi
2015-12-30 06:03:09 UTC
Only a portion of it.
anonymous
2015-12-29 07:07:18 UTC
No but in can keep you out of debt.
Al
2016-01-03 11:42:03 UTC
mney can buy freedom, you dont have to wrk, you can do anything you want
Britney
2015-12-30 19:18:34 UTC
No it can't, only temporarily.
Sweetdaddy Rex
2015-12-29 08:01:32 UTC
Maybe not, but it can put you in a better "shopping area " !
threeplusonedollarbills
2016-01-04 15:57:52 UTC
You must have a lot of it to succeed.
Pandonia
2015-12-31 14:30:27 UTC
money dont get you love. money dont get you friends.
?
2015-12-31 21:41:07 UTC
No but it can be rented fairly cheaply.
Sandy K
2015-12-30 15:53:49 UTC
NO, I really don't think so.
KTR
2016-01-01 07:46:05 UTC
Yes, if done correctly.
Emily
2015-12-30 20:13:54 UTC
no. listen to the song "Love Yourz" by J. Cole. it explains it all
KUNAL
2015-12-31 02:58:39 UTC
yes and no. yes, how we use it and how it ll become. no, we have to be closer to people we are in fall with,
Cashey Davis
2015-12-30 18:21:04 UTC
http://TheYouthCash.com/?ref=75773
Kyle
2016-01-04 11:38:58 UTC
personally I say yes and if they say no then there spending it the wrong way
dom
2015-12-30 09:17:43 UTC
Not possible
shea
2015-12-31 10:31:06 UTC
"Mo money mo problems" -notorious BIG
carter
2015-12-30 19:42:55 UTC
No but it sure as hell helps
Nina
2015-12-30 23:03:31 UTC
Yes, it can
?
2015-12-31 05:47:20 UTC
Yes, it certainly can.
Harry
2015-12-30 02:29:05 UTC
Mostly yes!!!
Raja
2015-12-30 02:38:30 UTC
It will if you know the right way to use it.
leigh
2015-12-30 16:38:59 UTC
they say yes, but it don't
anonymous
2015-12-31 21:31:31 UTC
To an extend it can.
Chance
2015-12-30 21:57:34 UTC
yee
?
2016-01-01 07:25:15 UTC
huh
julia
2015-12-30 22:30:30 UTC
yea
?
2015-12-30 15:33:50 UTC
yea
bjmlewis
2016-01-01 08:28:29 UTC
better to be misarable with it than without it
mike m
2015-12-30 13:29:29 UTC
Probably not, but you can rent more often.
Ted
2015-12-31 22:02:00 UTC
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peter
2016-01-01 06:51:02 UTC
yes it can
Kevin7
2015-12-30 21:47:45 UTC
in the long term i would say no
?
2016-01-01 13:04:30 UTC
nope but it contributes
Logan
2015-12-30 19:37:36 UTC
No, but it sure won t make you sad.
mr.himi
2015-12-31 08:41:15 UTC
honest say...,money is important.... but not everything...
Amy Flower 💋
2015-12-29 17:40:39 UTC
Hell yeah
Raymond L.
2016-01-03 14:02:17 UTC
no., But it can make life easier
?
2016-01-03 15:51:36 UTC
No, but it can rent the hell out of it.
Gabor
2015-12-31 16:46:17 UTC
they can buy you the ticket
Linda R
2016-01-02 13:37:43 UTC
To some - maybe, however, eventually - no.
?
2015-12-31 02:21:24 UTC
simply..no BUT it does temporarily, not forever.
Misty
2015-12-31 18:36:45 UTC
no only love can
Ross
2015-12-30 12:41:52 UTC
yes..if spent right
Marjun A
2015-12-30 18:31:35 UTC
no, but i could fake it pretty well if i had a lot of it...
Supercali
2015-12-31 01:03:38 UTC
No, but you can rent it for a while
REB
2015-12-31 12:56:05 UTC
YES
anonymous
2015-12-30 09:19:46 UTC
Nope kid
Tony
2015-12-30 22:37:43 UTC
of course no
R.
2015-12-31 22:44:05 UTC
No
?
2015-12-31 06:42:48 UTC
No
harley
2015-12-31 00:00:36 UTC
No
Allan
2015-12-30 23:55:12 UTC
No
anonymous
2015-12-30 22:26:45 UTC
No
anonymous
2015-12-30 14:55:51 UTC
No
beercanz
2015-12-29 09:40:39 UTC
it can in Nebraska
Andrew
2015-12-30 09:44:59 UTC
It can pay for antidepressants, so...
andrew
2015-12-30 15:16:10 UTC
No it cannot
?
2015-12-30 08:34:43 UTC
NO... But it helps!
anonymous
2015-12-30 18:43:31 UTC
I tried, but no.
?
2015-12-28 16:29:54 UTC
Sometimes it can.
anonymous
2015-12-28 17:44:53 UTC
comfort, but if you have no love what do you have?
Khalaque Mahmud
2015-12-30 04:42:21 UTC
I think so.
John
2015-12-30 07:14:59 UTC
of course No..
Marv H
2016-01-01 17:41:51 UTC
Damn straight it can.
SCAT
2015-12-30 08:14:03 UTC
No at all!
?
2016-01-01 20:31:55 UTC
no always less
?
2015-12-30 19:57:42 UTC
No absolutely, no...
?
2015-12-29 05:56:13 UTC
even
ayesha
2015-12-31 04:31:13 UTC
i think yes...
anonymous
2015-12-31 03:06:45 UTC
yep.
Adam V
2015-12-31 10:59:50 UTC
no
Md
2015-12-30 06:28:31 UTC
no
?
2015-12-29 22:05:04 UTC
no
brenna
2015-12-31 05:52:02 UTC
not at all!
Bradley
2015-12-31 10:11:49 UTC
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
?
2016-03-03 10:10:13 UTC
RSS
anonymous
2015-12-30 22:32:10 UTC
No.
?
2015-12-30 07:07:00 UTC
No.
anonymous
2015-12-30 22:20:42 UTC
No.
Dreamweaver
2015-12-30 15:15:40 UTC
So far, no.
?
2015-12-30 02:47:59 UTC
NOPE !
?
2015-12-29 03:01:01 UTC
No....
anonymous
2016-01-02 10:56:31 UTC
NO!
?
2015-12-31 05:36:59 UTC
no.
Alana C
2015-12-30 22:31:21 UTC
.
anonymous
2015-12-31 18:36:17 UTC
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