Can you buy happiness with MONEY?

@mymytri (2030)
India
June 12, 2007 6:31am CST
Do you think money can buy happiness?If you have good financial status you feel happy or there should be good relationships with family and friends for personal happiness?Is relationship with others can help in increase your levels of happiness?I think good ,healthy and successful relationships with family ,friends and others bring us happiness and money is only supplementary for it?Am I right? Or Do you believe that we can live happily with lots of money without good relationship?
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@yojspew (171)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
Money can't buy happiness but it can help keep happiness. People often fight with each other because of money matters but if people have enough money for their needs it's more less likely that they fight with each other. So for me, money helps maintain happiness in the relationship.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
12 Jun 07
you have a good point there yojspew. there are relationships which do not last long because of lack of money. couples fighting because of financial unstability. but i think, if two people are really inlove, they should find ways to make things work and find money together. in love, there is always a solution... anne
@rick07 (19)
• Mongolia
12 Jun 07
It is hard to say,I think sometimes we can buy happiness with money,but this HAPPINESS will not last for long time,and also,we can buy relationships but not true love.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
12 Jun 07
ok..:)
@bcl_me (582)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
happiness can not be bought. It is for free. There many ways by which you can be happy. Of course you can not ignore either that when you buy a expensive gift for your loved one would certainly maker her happy but not entirely because of the gift but because she knows how important she is to you and you are willing to make the sacrifice of letting go of a huge amount of money just for her...it is the sacrifice that you did that made her happy so role here money is an instrument a sacrifice that you have let go to make your dear feel how important she is to you.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
12 Jun 07
you mean..money increses yopur levels of happiness...:)
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
12 Jun 07
Hello,mymytri,i think Icannot buy happiness with money. I will be happy to have a simple life,materials to me are not really important,as long as i can support my basic needs and have a happy family,i will be satisfied even i do not have much money. Money cannot buy friendship,health and love,if you have them,you may not need money to be happy. Happy posting:)
@mymytri (2030)
• India
12 Jun 07
yeah.we could be a team.
@student7 (1002)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Money can't buy happiness. It must coming within. I don't think that money would hurt in life for such things as comfort, style, ect. I think a good family, a good set of morals, and a good sense of self-worth is all it takes to achieve happiness. I know a woman, who isn't rich by far, that thinks that that next purchase will truly make her happy. In the end, it makes her more miserable because the better thing just came out and had she not bought that particular item before the newest one came out, she could get the newest item. It is so sad, because she doesn't see that the happiness in front of her face. I tried to get her to sit down and watch the Pursuit of Happiness with Will Smith and she wouldn't. That movie there really gets you to think that money doesn't buy the happiness you think it does, it is family that gives you joy and happiness.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
12 Jun 07
Who is she my friend..she is in your family?
@fly_shay (333)
• Philippines
14 Jun 07
money can make us happy because we can buy the things that we want and even help us improve ourselves.But this is for the meantime only.Time will come that you'll feel the emptiness inside especially if there's somnthing that you wanted in your life that money can't buy.
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
13 Jun 07
I would have to say NO. I would be miserable if all I had was money. My reason for getting up in the mornings are the love of all my loved ones and I could not live without them, even if I had money.
@cathylmg (283)
• Singapore
13 Jun 07
Money can only buy things that are associated with happiness. For example gifts, prosents, holidays, luxury items.....etc. Hope you got it. cathylmg http://govege.blogspot.com
@amaine (2027)
• Philippines
14 Jun 07
Well, do you think most rich people are happy because they have all the money and they could buy everthing that they ever wanted? No, mymytri. :) These people struggle to make more money that they have even forgotten what they are living for. This is what I believe in. Money cannot buy happiness. Trust me, even rich people have everthing they wanted, a mansion, luxurious cars, millions of dollars, there would still be something missing in their life. :) Happiness is found within ourselves. Should be given to other people without waiting for something in exchange.
@navtech (1773)
• India
13 Jun 07
Dear Mymytri, Life with lots of money without good relationship is taking meal without salt. You are right. Good, healthy and successful relationships with family, friends and other bring us happiness and money is only supplementary for it. YES YOU ARE 100% RIGHT. MONEY CANNOT BUY HAPPINESS AND WITHOUT FRIENDS, RELATIVES, MONEY IS CAN PURCHASE TEMPORARY HAPPINESS AND A PERPETUAL HAPPINESS.
@dbhattji (2506)
• India
13 Jun 07
Happiness is a state of mind - nothing that is available commercially. The currency to buy happiness is love, affection, friendship and care.
• India
13 Jun 07
i don thnk v cn buy happiness wit money but ya surely v cn buy stuff wit money tht cn make us hppy lik clothes, shoes etc.
• Malaysia
13 Jun 07
i have a friend who goes for older and richer guys. she doesnt care about her feelings bout him or watsover. all she ever thinks of is living in luxury. i didnt thought she'll end up well but they got married & have two kids already. sometime money can buy you happiness, the only problem is wether you can adjust your life to it or not. its happiness but in a different way.
• Malaysia
13 Jun 07
i have a friend who goes for older and richer guys. she doesnt care about her feelings bout him or watsover. all she ever thinks of is living in luxury. i didnt thought she'll end up well but they got married & have two kids already. sometime money can buy you happiness, the only problem is wether you can adjust your life to it or not. its happiness but in a different way.
@nandans (1160)
• India
13 Jun 07
Money can't buy you Love, Happiness and true relationship.. Money is not everything in life... Money you can get with your hard work and dedication but happiness you get get from good health and true relationships..
• Malaysia
13 Jun 07
i think you definitely can't buy happiness with money. that's not true, pure and sincere happiness then. even if i have a lot of money but i'm still not happy even though i have so many things, then what's the use? happiness is more important, money is good and we all need it..but not to the extent that we need to be greedy and have all the money in the world..
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
13 Jun 07
Money can buy Happiness. But Money cant buy Peace of Mind. There is a great difference between Happiness and Peace of Mind. What you get when you have a good relation is Peace of Mind. When you have Peace of Mind, Happiness comes along with it. But not vice versa. Also, the happiness that comes with Money is just Temporary and short lived. But the peace of mind you get with having proper relationships will last forever.
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
We can't buy happiness without money in our present day fast day fast track material life. Happiness without money may be possible only for sages. Money is an instrument to get the happiness. How we are using an instrument will decides the level of happiness of unhappiness. For example Retail theraphy may not give the happiness to a middle class person who is earning only few thousands. It may give only the temporary symptom of happiness. Later on he will worry about hs exceeding expenses. Using an instrument(money) in an intelligent way will ensure the happiness. We can buy happiness with money if we know the value of money and clear ideas about our exact need in that situation. We have to arrive to tradeoff between the need and value. If we spend in a worthy way we will be happy.
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
Honestly we can't live without money, in a way since it is our means. I think what makes you happy is that you are contented and satisfied of what you have, like in a relationship, and being a person. You can all material things but you can't buy the feeling of a human being.
@xpac_25 (74)
• India
13 Jun 07
Obviously money wont be worth if we dont have the right relationships,friends etc to live with. but i feel if we are smart enought to make enought money u will also be smart enought to identify people who deserves ur time.. when u achieve that u will find happiness in the money u have earned...