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Post by Really Red on Sept 10, 2018 17:19:11 GMT
For me, it would be an absolute yes. I don't know that it could necessarily make unhappy people happy, but I'm a pretty happy person who is struggling right now and money would make me so spanking happy I cannot even adequately describe.
I didn't want to give too many choices, because clearly there are shades of grey in this question. I really just want to know in general, would you be happier if you had a crapload of money dropped on you?
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Post by J u l e e on Sept 10, 2018 17:22:56 GMT
I'm a generally happy person. Even when everything is really crappy. And I have a lot of really crappy going on right now. I also have enough money. But I have been completely dead broke before, and was still able to be happy.
What really makes me happy when I think about having a crapload of money dropped on me is how I would give every cent of it away. That would be so fun! That's my dream anyway.
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Post by mimi3566 on Sept 10, 2018 17:24:43 GMT
I'm generally a happy person no matter what my situation is....
What I have found as I've gotten older is that less is more...by that I mean a simpler life with less things which equates to needing less money to make me happy.
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Post by lemondrop on Sept 10, 2018 17:26:00 GMT
I am a generally happy person anyway, but not having any money struggles would make life less stressful and therefore I would be even happier! I agree that money will not make an unhappy person happy.
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Post by Zee on Sept 10, 2018 17:27:56 GMT
I don't know that it makes you happy, but it's certainly less stressful to have money in the bank and not be worried about where the rent is coming from our what you're going to eat that week or to be worried about every little sound your shitty old car that you can't afford to replace makes. Rich people have different sets of problems I suppose. I'll never be rich and I'm ok with that. I have enough money for the things I need and for lots of things I don't need and compared to when I was young, life is easier but I was always pretty happy even when we had to sell our plasma to afford bread and soup for dinner.  |
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Post by malibou on Sept 10, 2018 17:29:40 GMT
Nope, but I have what I need. When I was broke in college and only ate every other day, I was still happy because I knew the sacrifices I was making would pay off. Was I stoked if I found a dime and could by a cup of hot water to make tea with? You betcha. But it wasn't playing on my overall happiness.
If a buttload of money landed in my lap I would likely find a way to make it easier on others.
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Post by Zee on Sept 10, 2018 17:29:52 GMT
And I have a certain nostalgia for our Struggle Years. |
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Post by papersilly on Sept 10, 2018 17:30:54 GMT
i think it can relieve a lot of things that can make us unhappy without money. you know, like paying the mortgage and eating. lol
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 10, 2018 17:34:55 GMT
I'd like just a little more, so I can retire right now.
But, I never buy a lottery ticket, because I think that much money would ruin my life.
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Post by mom on Sept 10, 2018 17:35:58 GMT
I don't know that it makes me happier, but it certainly makes things less stressful. Like Zee , I have a certain nostalgia of when we were broke and getting out of debt. Life was simplier then. We spent more time together because we were too broke to go out. Do I love my life now? Yes. But I do miss the times when things were simple. |
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Post by Linda on Sept 10, 2018 17:39:01 GMT
I don't think so - easier, less stressful? possibly, probably but happier, no, I think happiness is a choice and I choose to be happy with what I have rather than wishing for what I don't
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Post by leannec on Sept 10, 2018 17:39:34 GMT
As a parent raising teenagers I will say that money does make me happier because those girls are freaking expensive  |
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Post by Nink on Sept 10, 2018 17:48:12 GMT
Not happier, but definitely less stressed.
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Post by paget on Sept 10, 2018 17:53:16 GMT
Happier in the way that it would
Relieve a lot of stress. And happier for short moments when you buy stuff you love and when you use it. But there’s a deeper sense of happiness within and I don’t believe money can buy that. It can buy a more surface level happiness that diminishes. Maybe I want to reword this- I think money can make you happy but money can’t bring you joy. A joy from within that remains in all circumstances.
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Post by #notLauren on Sept 10, 2018 17:58:00 GMT
This brings to mind the old saying "Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop".
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Sept 10, 2018 18:00:52 GMT
OK, I am the one "Other" so far. Enough money to pay my bills, live comfortably and have some money to have fun with would relieve a lot of stress and make it easier to be happy. Money in general would not make me happy, but not having to worry about it at times would be nice.
I have had dreams of getting a truly life changing amount of money and what I would love to do with it. Most of it would not be buying me new things, but getting things I could share with others or helping others out.
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Post by leeny on Sept 10, 2018 18:02:02 GMT
I voted other. I don't think money makes one happier, I think it makes their situation easier.
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Post by River on Sept 10, 2018 18:05:44 GMT
This song is the first thing that popped in my head when I read the title. It pretty much sums up the gist of what I think, when I think about winning a crap ton of money. No, I don't want a boat or a truck to pull it, but there are simpler things I'd like. I'm comfortable financially and don't have the stress of worrying about bills, but I'm not any happier than I was before.
Lyrics
I ain’t rich, but I damn sure wanna be
Working like a dog all day, ain’t working for me
I wish I had a rich uncle that’d kick the bucket
And that I was sitting on a pile like Warren Buffett
I know everybody says
Money can’t buy happiness
But it could buy me a boat, it could buy me a truck to pull it
It could buy me a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets
Yeah, and I know what they say
Money can’t buy everything
Well, maybe so,
But it could buy me a boat
They call me redneck, white trash and blue collar
But I could change all that if I had a couple million dollars
I keep hearing that money is the root of all evil
And you can’t fit a camel through the eye of a needle
I’m sure that’s probably true,
But it still sounds pretty cool
'Cause it could buy me a boat, it could buy me a truck to pull it
It could buy me a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets
Yeah, and I know what they say,
Money can’t buy everything
Well, maybe so,
But it could buy me a boat
To float down on the water with a beer
I hear the Powerball Lotto is a-sitting’ on a hundred mill
Well, that would buy me a brand new rod and reel
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 10, 2018 18:05:46 GMT
Yes, but mostly because it keeps me from stressing about paying bills. I can also buy what I want and know that I am not paying a mortgage or for cars. Now that we are retired, we actually have a lot more money by just working part-time and receiving retirement checks every month.
I'd like to think I am not shallow about money, but I do realize that it makes things so much easier and in the long run, for me, when things are easier, I am happier.
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 10, 2018 18:08:00 GMT
HELL yes.. as some of you have probably know I was out of work (or should I say doing part time stuff trying to find a full time job in my field)... having no money or very little SUCKS the life out of you. Having to depend on your mom to help you make it through each month SUCKS. So yeah money has made me much happier. Happier that I can pay my own bills and buy my own groceries and even having a little extra.
Now having tons of extra money, I am sure that brings you problems in itself but I wouldn't know until it happens to me.. BRING IT ON.. lol
Edited to add.. I was somewhat happy while I was dead broke... I wasn't sad, I could say depressed..
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Post by craftykitten on Sept 10, 2018 18:14:03 GMT
Well, there's been research done that shows lottery winners are not, generally, any happier than the rest of us after about 5 years. I'll see if I can find the link.
More money right now would relieve an unbelievable amount of stress, but it wouldn't change how 'happy' I am.
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Post by annabella on Sept 10, 2018 18:14:45 GMT
Yes money allows me to do more things that I enjoy - travel, activities, spending time with friends, etc.
Money makes life less stressful if all bills are easily to pay when I get them.
Money makes accidents in life easily to manage if I can pay for anything that needs to be fixed like my a/c unit that went out a couple years ago.
Over the weekend I was watching an old episode of the RHOC and Heather was bitching about her husband working so much. I thought lady you're thin, have a chef, building a mansion (that was so tiring for her), don't have to work, and have 4 kids she can afford to take care of. His working all these hours is what affords her this lifestyle. You can't have one without the other. Sure her life isn't perfect, but she needs better glasses to see her privileged life for what it is and not claim woe is me.
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Post by Really Red on Sept 10, 2018 18:15:53 GMT
Oh J u l e e and malibou - you both are so sweet. leannec that is my biggest reason for needing the money! Those kids! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 18:23:19 GMT
People who are comfortable and can cover their needs are the ones who say that money can not buy happiness.
We were happy when we were poor, but we had decent health insurance, cars and nice place to live in a decent neighborhood. We went to $1 midnight movies and took our son with us because we could not afford a babysitter. I spent $4 on breakfast at McDonald because I could get four cups of coffee for 4o cents and $1 biscuits and gravy. Those were the best breakfast dates we ever had.
Nobody is going to turn down a boatload of money, until they have enough to live out their life in comfort.
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Post by genny on Sept 10, 2018 18:34:54 GMT
Yes - I am comfortable and fine with working hard for what we have. However, if a crapload of money fell in my lap I would be much happier simply because the stress and burden of certain things would no longer be a stressor. So while I am content and happy with my home and my tribe, yeah. A big load of cash would make me much happier just by way of taking away some worry about certain things!
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Post by Loydene on Sept 10, 2018 18:40:56 GMT
I would be totally thrilled to be able to pay off my son's college debt (well, some of it, I do think that other parts are totally his responsibility -- so I'd like to be able to gift that part!); and to stop working and travel. And to not have to "parse" travel -- yes, while some is a reduction in stress - other parts are just flat out HAPPY - and having money would make those happiness things happen.
So -- I vote YES
Which is not to say that I'm not satisfied or lacking in joy ....... but damn straight skippy - I could totally be happier with extravagant money
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Post by Dalai Mama on Sept 10, 2018 18:45:43 GMT
Money buys travel. Travel and happiness are pretty much synonymous for me.
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Post by quinlove on Sept 10, 2018 18:50:12 GMT
Yes. Your key word is *happier*. Generally, a person who has a miserable disposition probably will only be that same unhappy person - just with more money.
I know people who are dirt poor but they have a cheerful outlook about life. They are happy. Of course, getting more money will make them happier. I also know people who are wealthy and sure don’t seem like they are happy. It’s all relative.
My opinion only on this. 😊
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Post by tallgirl on Sept 10, 2018 18:57:10 GMT
Money buys travel. Travel and happiness are pretty much synonymous for me. This, exactly. |
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Post by busy on Sept 10, 2018 19:01:48 GMT
Would I be more satisfied with my life if I had a bunch more money? Honestly, I don't think so. But I also recognize that I am in the extremely privileged position that we are financially secure in the present and in the future (retirement savings, college savings, general savings, etc.). I love my job, we own a home that we like, we have sufficient income to pay our bills, save, and have discretionary spending and so on. More money would give us nicer stuff, I guess, but we don't want for anything. I don't think it would make us any happier.
But if our circumstances were different, absolutely money could give more happiness. If we were less financially stable, having more money to get solid and stable would definitely make a huge difference. Money stress is terrible.
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