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Originally Posted by Schwallie
Come back when you have it. I mean if you have like 3-5 mill, and are 30, and tell me that is #1. It won't mean **** to you then.
I think it makes someone a moron saying money is #1, as well. My dad(divorced) has been poor his whole life. No good jobs, nothing ever goes right, always broke. But he is happy. Extremely happy. I would be the same way without money. No doubt does money help solve stressful situations, like bills and worrying about paying for things, but it doesn't really bring much happiness except for the quick joy you get whenever you buy something. I know this sounds stupid, but to me it more is a way of stopping a situation that could be stressful instead of bringing happiness per se.
Basically money keeps less stress in your life, but won't make you "more" happy, it will make you less happy if you don't have it, but once you have it, you will get used to it and be just as unhappy as before.
Edit: Also, the people around me are likely my biggest factor as well, although that is a loose definition. My friends are cool and make me happier, but I could do without, I could make different friends. I would say a lot of it has to do with my family, but I also don't have 1 main factor, because the biggest factor for me is just how I was made. For some reason I don't have a temper, or rarely any unhappiness. It's nothing I had to work for, it was just there, and hopefully always will be there. It is def. something I am grateful for though.
It will still be #1 cause even tho i'll sometimes take it for granted, i'd much rather have money (assuming i'm normal aka good health and other things) over anything else. I've been poor before (even though my parents weren't), I mean in high school at one point I had 20 bucks to my name. It made me appreciate money a lot more, then say if I was never poor.
I do agree that not having money makes u more miserable than money does make u happy, but having 5+ mil will still make me happy.
Obv like I said, money isn't the end all, but it is imo the most important factor. Obv you can be happy without money, and not happy with money (this is 2 different people, obv if you give the same person no money or money, they will be happier with money), but I guarentee you more people without money are in general a good amount more miserable than ones who have money.