Money and happiness

Just a little over enough is fine. You can live a happy life.
When you are filthy rich most likely your job is very stressful unless of course u got the money from ur heritage or lotto.

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote: Excess Money can get you happiness but Happiness DOES NOT need excess money

it does not need it. as in it isn't a requirement. but it would be lying to say rich people generally aren't happier than normal people.

its up to your own outlook on life.

can you expand on that?

If a person need material goods and the things that excess money can buy to be happy, then they'll be real happy with it. If a person don't need all that excess material goods, they be fine with it or not. Many people just simply enjoy a simple humble life.

I grew up really poor but was still happy during those times because I enjoy and value little things as if they are big things. Now that I am older and have a little more, I value big things like little things because it's more easily available... so.. did money really bring me more joy? It seems to devalue what I have the more I have.

Its really up to how you look at it.

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote: Excess Money can get you happiness but Happiness DOES NOT need excess money

it does not need it. as in it isn't a requirement. but it would be lying to say rich people generally aren't happier than normal people.

its up to your own outlook on life.

can you expand on that?

If a person need material goods and the things that excess money can buy to be happy, then they'll be real happy with it. If a person don't need all that excess material goods, they be fine with it or not. Many people just simply enjoy a simple humble life.

I grew up really poor but was still happy during those times because I enjoy and value little things as if they are big things. Now that I am older and have a little more, I value big things like little things because it's more easily available... so.. did money really bring me more joy? It seems to devalue what I have the more I have.

Its really up to how you look at it.

Yes it sure did. And yes it tends to "devalue" what you have the more you have, that's why excess of money suddenly becomes quite necessary.

EDIT: yes it sure did. because without money, a lot of the small things won't be there anyways

ManBearPig wrote: Just a little over enough is fine. You can live a happy life.
When you are filthy rich most likely your job is very stressful unless of course u got the money from ur heritage or lotto.

when you are filthy rich, you won't even need to work

If you can not learn to be thankful for what you have, you will always want more.

Lovely wrote: If you can not learn to be thankful for what you have, you will always want more.

that doesn't really answer my question...

not true dude. People u see who are wealthy right now most likely got it from their parents and some like Bill Gates and Mark Z who got lucky

People like us must become doctors and lawyers and stuff to be rich and those are not easy jobs.

If we talking about ordinary people then yes being rich is pretty stressful

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote: Excess Money can get you happiness but Happiness DOES NOT need excess money

it does not need it. as in it isn't a requirement. but it would be lying to say rich people generally aren't happier than normal people.

its up to your own outlook on life.

can you expand on that?

If a person need material goods and the things that excess money can buy to be happy, then they'll be real happy with it. If a person don't need all that excess material goods, they be fine with it or not. Many people just simply enjoy a simple humble life.

I grew up really poor but was still happy during those times because I enjoy and value little things as if they are big things. Now that I am older and have a little more, I value big things like little things because it's more easily available... so.. did money really bring me more joy? It seems to devalue what I have the more I have.

Its really up to how you look at it.

Yes it sure did. And yes it tends to "devalue" what you have the more you have, that's why excess of money suddenly becomes quite necessary.

EDIT: yes it sure did. because without money, a lot of the small things won't be there anyways

huh?? how do you know if it did? nahhh it didnt, I was a happy poor kid because I value my poor kid things.

and I never said without money because people would be homeless and dying without money

I said EXCESS money.

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote:

th3f4llen wrote:

J-Ho wrote: Excess Money can get you happiness but Happiness DOES NOT need excess money

it does not need it. as in it isn't a requirement. but it would be lying to say rich people generally aren't happier than normal people.

its up to your own outlook on life.

can you expand on that?

If a person need material goods and the things that excess money can buy to be happy, then they'll be real happy with it. If a person don't need all that excess material goods, they be fine with it or not. Many people just simply enjoy a simple humble life.

I grew up really poor but was still happy during those times because I enjoy and value little things as if they are big things. Now that I am older and have a little more, I value big things like little things because it's more easily available... so.. did money really bring me more joy? It seems to devalue what I have the more I have.

Its really up to how you look at it.

Yes it sure did. And yes it tends to "devalue" what you have the more you have, that's why excess of money suddenly becomes quite necessary.

EDIT: yes it sure did. because without money, a lot of the small things won't be there anyways

huh?? how do you know if it did? nahhh it didnt, I was a happy poor kid because I value my poor kid things.

and I never said without money because people would be homeless and dying without money

I said EXCESS money.

excess money gets you special privileges in life that normal people cannot get... that alone is quite an upper hand already.

I have been both poor and rich. I certainly value the small things in life when I have less money. More money= wanting more and more (greed). Less money = Being happier and content way more easily. Although being rich makes life easier in some ways it does not in anyway make your life any more happier!