Can money buy you happiness?
We hear it all the time in films and from inspirational quotes; money can't buy you happiness, but is that really true?
It's probably fair to say that we spend our 'disposable' income on things that make us happy, things that are considered non-essentials such as a Netflix subscription or a smart watch etc... while the rest of the money goes on living costs such as rent/mortgage, food and other various bills.
Most people work 40+ hours a week in order to earn money to allow themselves to have a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs. Some are luckier than others and earn enough to pay for that, along with enough left over to go on holidays and enjoy their free time doing whatever they want, however others are not so fortunate and they feel like they're purely working 40+ hours a week in order to simply 'survive'.
So if the majority of people are only working in order to get money so they can afford to do what they want and have fun during their time off work, then surely logic would dictate that if they didn't have to work because they had enough money to do those things regardless, then that person would be happier right?
They say money can't buy you love, which is probably the real cause behind the saying that 'Money can't buy you happiness' - However wouldn't you argue that if you wasn't constricted by your job, that you would be able to go off exploring the world and doing activities and such that makes you happy, and as a result running into someone who is also doing said activities and thus possibly has similar interests as you.
As the famous quote goes - "They say money can't buy you happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Ferrari"
or "I wish I had enough money to make me realise that it can't bring me happiness"
What are your views on this?
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