How important do you think money is?

United States
January 7, 2012 5:29pm CST
Everyone uses money. We all want it, work for it, and think about it. If you don't know what money is, you are not like most humans. Money is a way to get things we want and need. Some people think that money can buy true happiness, others do not. What do you think is the real meaning/use of money?
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12 responses
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
Money for me is a necessity. Sadly, it's the way it is. I mean, it's really very difficult to go on with life without money. Even your dreams and aspirations need some form of monetary help in order to fulfill them :)
• United States
8 Jan 12
I totally agree with you
@macanan (153)
• Indonesia
8 Jan 12
money is not a king, but without money, we cant do manythings and buying stuff. money has been great issue for human, since the first civilization. money is not coin and bank note only. but money is everything we use for getting other things. do you love money? i do love it, but i wont money controls my life
@Jhovarie (1168)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
I agree money is not a king but money is a second god on this world.
@emdjay23 (1575)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
Well actually it depends on your status in life or how much you needed the money, if maybe you're RICH, I guess money won't be your problem but if you're poor money is more important to you, People may have reasons why they needed money, for me somehow it is important because if I don't have it, I can't feed my family, I can't buy medicine for my mom, I can't go to work.. So in this time, despite the fact that some people says that money isn't important, well I guess it is.. but it is not the main reason for you to live.. the main reason is you have GOD, you have your family and love ones..
@FluxNL (503)
• Netherlands
7 Jan 12
I think money is to make difference between people (Rich and/or poor) I don't think money can buy true happiness, only real love and confidence and trustfully can gain real happiness and/or love. I don't think we will need money, it is a man-made product. Millions years ago we doesn't need any money why now?
@Jhovarie (1168)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
With out money husband and wife always quarrel with each other because they dont have money to buy food.
8 Jan 12
there's a need for money and then there's a greed for money, use it wisely and things will go right, squander it and things will go wrong, we cannot live without money, that's a fact, it is important, it pays our rent, our bills, it feeds us, it gives us freedom, so money is very important, however if you don't have money, you got nothing
@iamroms (78)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
Practically speaking, money is very important in one's life. Only hypocrite would say that they don't need money to find happiness in their life. Money alone is definitely not a happiness but the use of it will surely lead you to your happiness. When you want a HAPPY family, you will need money. I am sure that you won't be happy if you won't be able to send your kids at school and if you won't be able to provide the proper meals for your family. Well for me, there is something I really love and that is playing frisbee. I gave up a lot of things for it. i even gave up my chance of being partially employed just to have time playing it but as I join a lot of tournaments that I need money and so I discover mylot but still realize that my mylot earnings wont be enough for my frisbee life. So sad.
• United States
8 Jan 12
It's true that money can't buy happiness but it's able to ease some of the stress from a person. What I mean is that some people stress out so much about how they are going to feed their families or pay the rent and bills and they need money to do this. Without so much of this stress I think that people be able to be more happy with their lives because not having to worry about money all the time would be a huge weight lifted off their shoulders. Money is very important to take care of our needs nowadays, because that is the only way to get them. Unlike the old days where we could barter or hunt for our own foods, we have to use paper to get what we want.
• United States
8 Jan 12
Money is pretty important to me, because I want to buy some things with it and I need it. That's why I'm working online.
@kaeirole (668)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
for me, money is one of our needs to survive in this world..because we need it to buy the things for us to survive..but i don't worship money, like others do..i only need it for survival..and not for true happiness and love..because money can't buy everything for me..
@Jhovarie (1168)
• Philippines
8 Jan 12
I think money is very important to me its because with out money i cannot pay may tuition fee in our school so it means i will never finish my studies with out money then if i will not finish finish my studies it is very hard to me to find stable job.
8 Jan 12
Most people say that money can't buy true happiness and doesn't bring peace.But it is known that when you don't have any money, even your friend don't call you.it 's true.Because people behave like that by nature.Money is everything.if you have no money, then you are worthless.if you don't have a good job you can2t earn so much.That's why you can't live good enough.And you can't afford whatever you want.You reside in a suburb district. if you have a good job then it is totally different from that.Then you can buy a good house,car and whatever you want.You can go on holiday whenever you wish.You don't have to struggle to make friends.Because then they find you.I mean if you don't have any money everything gets worse.if you have a lot of money or enough money then everything gets better. But money sometimes doesn't work.Money can't make you feel happy.And also it doesn't keep you healty.
@Raashi (92)
• India
8 Jan 12
well..you are right that money can give happiness but not true happiness . you can get true happiness only that time when you feel satisfaction with your life and money can not give satisfaction of life. this is fact that money makes many things but not everything.