Money = Happiness

Rabidlamb · 14-03-2012 11:27AM #1

People hark on about having spiritual happiness & how their lives are complete.
All bullcrap, give me a good fat wedge so I can play golf all day, pay for a full-time nanny, 6 months holidays a year, never have to answer a 7am alarm ever again, that's me happy.

Discuss.

smash · 14-03-2012 11:28AM

The only people who say money doesn't equal happiness are people who have no money.

The King of Moo · 14-03-2012 11:29AM

You'd have to talk to the type of people who play golf all day, so I don't see how you'd be happy.

Sleepy · 14-03-2012 11:34AM

You'd find new things to make you miserable. If you look at Maslow's hierarchy of needs, you'll see that resources (Money) only takes one to the third level. When resources are no longer an issue, you'll find new things you want to attain that you can't (self actualisation, an understanding of the universe etc.). Why else do you think so many rich celebrities end up associated with bull**** religions such as Scientology, Kaballah or fundamentalist Christianity?

That said, give me a few million and I'd happily deal with the new problems! At least you'd get a couple of years of being blissfully happy enjoying your new wealth!

Frank Black · 14-03-2012 11:34AM

smash wrote: »

The only people who say money doesn't equal happiness are people who have no money.

In my experience, the only people who say money doesn't equal happiness are people who have loads of money

chin_grin · 14-03-2012 11:37AM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Discuss.

Golf. One of the most pointless sports on the face of this planet, along with bowls and cricket.

Mo' money, mo' problems. :pac:

Plazaman · 14-03-2012 11:38AM

Sounds like it'd be great for 6 months to a year tops then the arthritis would set in from all the golf, you'd be at the doc more times than you would like for suspicious skin blemishes from 6 months of sunshine and your nanny would be looking for half your cash after you put her up the duff (or worse still your doc says it's not the skin blemishes I'm worried about, I've just never seen this many STD's on one person before).

Still.....

I Heart Internet · 14-03-2012 11:38AM

Sleepy wrote: »

You'd find new things to make you miserable.

+1

Too true.

If I won the lotto tonight I'd be over the moon. Frankly, I think i should win it. And I'd be a great lotto winner. Kind, generous, create jobs with it and all.....

But I'm damn sure I'd find other "concerns", real or imaginary to keep me awake at night.

I'm 100% positive money removes one set of concerns, but not all of life's worries and money even brings with it a few more worries (nothing I couldn't or wouldn't love to try and handle though).

luckyfrank · 14-03-2012 11:38AM

100k would do me, life changing money, no more debt money in the bank, i wouldnt have a care in the world

donegal_road · 14-03-2012 11:39AM

the people I know who are very wealthy never seem to have the time nor interest to talk to you, they seem preoccupied with how to make even more money, to a stage where money is their vice.. sad life

The King of Moo · 14-03-2012 11:40AM

The important thing you're leaving out is how do you get this money?

If you win the lottery and fill your day with things that satisfy you: not so bad.

If you have to spend lots of time working at something you don't like, then you're not going to be so happy.

How you get the money is at least as important as the money itself, which is why I'd prefer a minimum-wage job I loved that a high-paying job I hated.

44leto · 14-03-2012 11:41AM

For 6 months then you return to your natural state of happiness/unhappiness. That is the conclusion of some study with those that got a huge windfall eg lotto win, or those that lost their bollox, eg a massive liability or financial collapse.

It appears we all have a quota level of happiness/unhappiness and we meander around those levels.

Me somewhere in the miserable, but I am happy with that, I don't particularly like chirpy happy, breakfast TV presenter type happy optimistic people, they do my head in.

ToddyDoody · 14-03-2012 11:43AM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

People hark on about having spiritual happiness & how their lives are complete.
All bullcrap, give me a good fat wedge so I can play golf all day, pay for a full-time nanny, 6 months holidays a year, never have to answer a 7am alarm ever again, that's me happy.

For a while

OneArt · 14-03-2012 11:44AM

Spiritual/emotional/whatever happiness is important. But you've got to take care of physical needs as well.

I'm all happy about life and the universe most of the time. But I'm a grumpy sod if I'm waiting to be paid so I can buy groceries and drink and cigarettes. Ain't much you can do without money!

MagicSean · 14-03-2012 11:44AM

i could definitely turn money into happiness.

Bad Panda · 14-03-2012 11:45AM

donegal_road wrote: »

the people I know who are very wealthy never seem to have the time nor interest to talk to you, they seem preoccupied with how to make even more money, to a stage where money is their vice.. sad life

That doesn't apply to everyone, so you can't say it's money that's making them that way necessarily. It's certainly a factor in conjunction with their personality.

Love that money! But I just want enough to keep me in holidays twice or three times a year, afford nice things for myself and whoever else...help out the family financially. I don't think I'd be preoccupied with always looking to earn more and more. Just not the way I am.

OldGoat · 14-03-2012 11:46AM

chin_grin wrote: »

Golf. One of the most pointless sports on the face of this planet

Therein lies the attraction. Half a day of doing pointless stuff with a few friends. Win.

Money isn't happiness, possessions are happiness. Steal stuff.

Rabidlamb · 14-03-2012 11:49AM

I'd have to employ someone to reject to all the begging letters, little Jimmy's last hope etc.
That would be the only hard part.

Frank Black · 14-03-2012 11:52AM

Apparently the happiest people are those who've had the good fortune to be born beautiful and stupid.

44leto · 14-03-2012 11:54AM

black francis wrote: »

Apparently the happiest people are those who've had the good fortune to be born beautiful and stupid.

Yeah Tell me about it:(

rosser44 · 14-03-2012 11:54AM

A good statement I've heard on this subject before is as follows:

"Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a big yacht called happiness"

think that sums it up nicely. :pac:

KTRIC · 14-03-2012 11:56AM

Sorry lads it doesn't. Trust me.

smash · 14-03-2012 11:57AM

KTRIC wrote: »

Sorry lads it doesn't. Trust me.

Here, I'll take your money if you don't want it.

KTRIC · 14-03-2012 11:59AM

smash wrote: »

Here, I'll take your money if you don't want it.

No, I'll keep it thanks. For the past couple of years I haven't been struggling exactly but I've been seriously miserable.

smash · 14-03-2012 12:01PM

KTRIC wrote: »

No, I'll keep it thanks. For the past couple of years I haven't been struggling exactly but I've been seriously miserable.

Buy some happy drugs, you can afford it :pac:

KTRIC · 14-03-2012 12:03PM

smash wrote: »

Buy some happy drugs, you can afford it :pac:

LOL, I don't like drugs, even the prescribed ones. Hence my problem.

Sergeant · 14-03-2012 12:04PM

Making money is infinitely more satisfying that just having it.

Yakult · 14-03-2012 12:06PM

I wouldn't live long enough to be unhappy. Die from partying too much!

Sergeant wrote: »

Making money is infinitely more satisfying that just having it.

Interest

paddyandy · 14-03-2012 12:45PM

A lot of people here in Ireland would kill themselves if they won the lotto .

Fizman · 14-03-2012 12:52PM

paddyandy wrote: »

A lot of people here in Ireland would kill themselves if they won the lotto .

Overdose of happiness?

neuro-praxis · 14-03-2012 12:56PM

I've no money. I'm really happy. I'd like some money though. :pac:

Money = Happiness

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