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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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OK so just had in my opinion a very materialistic member message
Conversation was mainly how thry saw money as God
Now my question is does money make you genuinely happy with your life or is it a false happiness
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My life would be a lot happier if I had more money.
My life is very happy, I like my life. But money would add to that happiness.
But money also doesn’t solve problems, and doesn’t make you happy. It can just add to it.
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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"OK so just had in my opinion a very materialistic member message
Conversation was mainly how thry saw money as God
Now my question is does money make you genuinely happy with your life or is it a false happiness
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It makes life easier and more comfortable but I'd never see it as god  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It helps in making things happen, holidays for example which in turn lift your spirits and give you something to look forward to which always helps, but no... money itself is a pointless commodity if all you have is money alone
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Comfortable suits me
Now ... to some, my 'comfortable' would be seen as near poverty yet, to others, abject wealth
Do I need to work? Yes
If I fell out of work would I need to worry about where my next meal came from? No
I'm content with that  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It helps in making things happen, holidays for example which in turn lift your spirits and give you something to look forward to which always helps, but no... money itself is a pointless commodity if all you have is money alone
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This is what I was trying to say don't think they got it
To me it seemed like all they cared about was how much they had what they could buy with it and how it gave them social status in their own words
They way poorer people look at me as I go by in my audi |
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It buys me new running shoes and entry to races and they both make me happy.
However, if I didn't have my friends and family around me, I'd be pretty miserable, no matter how many shoes I had, so no, not just money. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am going to cite the case of someone formerly quite close to me
Lives in a converted stables with views out over a nature reserve
Drives around in a Merc or a Jag
Dresses in designer labels and wears designer branded make up
Always turned out in best collar and cuffs
The world is good to her from an outsiders perspective
From the flip side ...
(Just about) holds down a job that has seen her on the verge of a breakdown and sees her taking chill out pills on a daily basis
Goes to her Mums for tea because she can't afford to put food on the table
Relies on friends to pay for nights out and holidays
but hey, she looks good and she looks like she's got a few bob
To some, that is all that matters |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Making money your God is worshipping false idols.
Making money to make yourself and your loved ones comfortable is OK.
Everyone's idea of comfortable will differ."
I like this |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It helps in making things happen, holidays for example which in turn lift your spirits and give you something to look forward to which always helps, but no... money itself is a pointless commodity if all you have is money alone
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This is what I was trying to say don't think they got it
To me it seemed like all they cared about was how much they had what they could buy with it and how it gave them social status in their own words
They way poorer people look at me as I go by in my audi "
I wouldn't know what an Audi looks like. 
If they are happy then that's good. But I usually find that people who need to shout about what they have (like they are doing) are very unhappy. Like the people who post lovey crap on Facebook - heading for divorce. |
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Money is a big help. People who live in poverty or with very little money long term have more problems than those who don't. Statistically they suffer from ill health more, die younger etc. The winter is horrible if you can't afford heating for more than an hour a day and towards the end of the month you don't have enough food to eat regularly. So yes, money does make you happy or at least happier. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Money doesn’t buy you happiness.
Having excess money allows you to do more things you enjoy, it gives you more freedom and you probably feel a little lighter around the shoulders |
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Money gives you choices which you don’t get when you have none
can make things seem happier and you may worry less . When you’re poor you worry about everything, even the things we take fir granted
I’d rather be wealthy than poor .
But I’m happy and content with my lot |
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I've been happy poor, I've been happy relatively well off and I'm happy now when we have enough but not a lot. I have never lived in poverty but I reckon if I did money would make me bloody ecstatic. Once you get past a certain level of wealth more money probably doesn't make you happy but I don't buy into "we're poor but we're happy" real grinding long term poverty does not make for a happy life |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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"I've been happy poor, I've been happy relatively well off and I'm happy now when we have enough but not a lot. I have never lived in poverty but I reckon if I did money would make me bloody ecstatic. Once you get past a certain level of wealth more money probably doesn't make you happy but I don't buy into "we're poor but we're happy" real grinding long term poverty does not make for a happy life"
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By *good-being-badMan
over a year ago
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I've travelled to countries where the local folk had very little money, the folk over there were happy and pretty much were always smiling, sometimes the simple things in life give far more pleasure than any amount of money can. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I've travelled to countries where the local folk had very little money, the folk over there were happy and pretty much were always smiling, sometimes the simple things in life give far more pleasure than any amount of money can."
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When you understand how money is created then you understand it really is the root of all evil and shouldn't exist at all,because the more money there is,the more debt there is,the more debt there is the more money there is. If everyone paid off all their debts including the governments then there would not be one penny in circulation and you would still not have the money to pay off the interest because it doesn't exist because all money is created out of debt. Think of it as a giant pyramid with the money creators at the top and us mere peasants at the bottom. And everytime new money is created it steals value from the money that is already in circulation which ultimately gives us less buying power in the shops because prices will continue to rise to stay inline with inflation from the new money that is constantly being created. So yes you could call money god because only god could create something out of nothing. |
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"I've travelled to countries where the local folk had very little money, the folk over there were happy and pretty much were always smiling, sometimes the simple things in life give far more pleasure than any amount of money can."
Over where?
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By (user no longer on site)
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I grew up below the poverty line, was very comfortable when I was married, and am now back below the poverty line. I honestly don't care about money. I'm happier now than I've ever been. More money would give me more options perhaps, but I don't desire material things I can't have so I'm content enough. It helps that I'm great at budgeting.
If someone is obviously more motivated by money I find it a turn off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I grew up below the poverty line, was very comfortable when I was married, and am now back below the poverty line. I honestly don't care about money. I'm happier now than I've ever been. More money would give me more options perhaps, but I don't desire material things I can't have so I'm content enough. It helps that I'm great at budgeting.
If someone is obviously more motivated by money I find it a turn off. "
Same. Nicely put. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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God can bring faith and hope. Money however can not. Once you have all that you want and, have grasped that which was deemed as unattainable: it no longer has any allure.
Once all of mankind has let you down, God shall still be there. He will be there when you’ve achieved and, got bored of attaining wealth. Having something that is beyond/greater than all earthly goods is strength. |
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I think very few people are genuinely motivated only by money for it's own sake, those that are rarely spend it. Many more people are motivated by possessions and money is the means to that end.
I think very few if anybody on this thread is genuinely living in long term poverty. The kind where if your shoes wear out you can't replace them and your clothes aren't clean because you can't afford to wash them. I've seen that kind of poverty in India, the people were dispirited, under nourished and unhealthy, money would make their lives a whole lot happier. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Money on it's own will never make you happy. Lack of it can make life fucking miserable at times though!
Have enough that you can still live relatively easily but remain with aspirations to aim for? |
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they have researched it.
Happy people are happy with more money.
Unhappy people are unhappy with more money.
Everyone has an initial spike of happiness due to a sudden increase in money, however it fades out to your "natural" level.
ie, if you are depressed you havent had a holiday in a few years, then you will be depressed you only had 2 in a year after a while.
If you are happy having no holidays, then you will be happy going on 2 a year. |
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"they have researched it.
Happy people are happy with more money.
Unhappy people are unhappy with more money.
Everyone has an initial spike of happiness due to a sudden increase in money, however it fades out to your "natural" level.
ie, if you are depressed you havent had a holiday in a few years, then you will be depressed you only had 2 in a year after a while.
If you are happy having no holidays, then you will be happy going on 2 a year."
That's about it! |
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It can makes things easier but i wouldnt say it can buy happiness, just look at how many famous people have committed suicide, these are people who have everything in life yet despite this they are not happy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK so just had in my opinion a very materialistic member message
Conversation was mainly how thry saw money as God
Now my question is does money make you genuinely happy with your life or is it a false happiness
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Money exists, God doesn't, therefore God does fuck all regardless |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"they have researched it.
Happy people are happy with more money.
Unhappy people are unhappy with more money.
Everyone has an initial spike of happiness due to a sudden increase in money, however it fades out to your "natural" level.
ie, if you are depressed you havent had a holiday in a few years, then you will be depressed you only had 2 in a year after a while.
If you are happy having no holidays, then you will be happy going on 2 a year."
Love this. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I grew up below the poverty line, was very comfortable when I was married, and am now back below the poverty line. I honestly don't care about money. I'm happier now than I've ever been. More money would give me more options perhaps, but I don't desire material things I can't have so I'm content enough. It helps that I'm great at budgeting.
If someone is obviously more motivated by money I find it a turn off. "
Same as me I am so not money motivated I live within my means or maybe a little over but I've my health my children and I love a happy life its great having dreams and ambition but I think it was the arrogance that they portrayed that I actually found repulsive |
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In my opinion, money doesn't bring you happiness, it brings you options. If those options make you happy, who am I to say that's a false happiness? Shallow people can be happy in shallow ways, but they would still be happy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"OK so just had in my opinion a very materialistic member message
Conversation was mainly how thry saw money as God
Now my question is does money make you genuinely happy with your life or is it a false happiness
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it certainly helps but doesn't mean happiness it opens certain doors but doesn't mean it's a easy life |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't think money makes people happy. Some of the happiest people I've met have nothing, the bitter bad attitudes have come from people who think they have money.
I will agree money makes everyone's lives easier. A problem free life due to money doesn't mean a person is happy though |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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There are lots of World Happiness studies now that all point to the same thing:
This is also true internationally. The richer the country, the higher people typically rate their lives, according to the annual World Happiness Report issued by the United Nations. However, researchers at Purdue University and the University of Virginia recently found that worldwide, there appears to be a satiation point with respect to income -- about $100,000 -- and that being too rich might actually make you see your life a little worse.
We all need enough to not struggle, be able to treat ourselves and be generous.
Also, read Abigail Disney's thread on the 'insane' salaries and bonuses at Disney.
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By *VineMan
over a year ago
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If you don’t have enough to live then getting more money can make you happier, but simply acquiring more stuff generally has not made me happier. Experiences, living life and making memories is what brings me joy. |
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. I know how to spend it right it's getting it that's always caused me problems 