Money doesn’t buy happiness but it buys a lot of shit that makes me happy.
“Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned.” Often attributed to that well known boomer Rousseau (1712-78)
Well, why aren’t you doing 60 hours then if you want that pasta so much? /s
Exactly, pull yourself up by the pasta straps!
We feel you there, times are a changing.
Money can’t buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a house than cry on the streets.
I’m not trying to own the media and bust unions over here, I just want to put nicer tomatoes in my salad
Money might not buy happiness but it DOES get rid of 99% of the things that cause unhappiness, like a lack of food, water, shelter and healthcare.
Lol. I’m renting a boomer house way nicer than any house I can ever actually buy. It’s a fucking palace. Because they had the funny money to keep doing add-ons over the years. And I’m just trying to pay for the healthcare bills to keep my body from falling apart in middle age.
And when I actually buy a home it’ll be a massive downgrade. Moving backwards if I want to own. To a lesser home. Even though I have a stable job and great credit.
Money can absolutely buy happiness. This is a lie the ruling class tells the peasants.
Honestly, that’s one of the dumbest sayings ever. It’s simply not true.
Money buys every item you need on your hierarchy of needs: food, shelter, safety, it increases your chances at a relationship, helps you realise your goals, etc. etc. And the more money you have, the better your needs will be met. Nicer house, better neighbourhood, healthier foods, more leisure time…
And that’s not even talking about the actual fun things it buys: LEGO sets, jet skis, a Ferrari, a gold Rolex. They might be material, but I’ve never seen someone depressed on a jet ski.
No money sure as hell buys you unhappiness.
Here’s mine and you can quote me on it:
“Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure is easier to search for happiness when you don’t have to worry about the money.”
I always looked at it as “money buys happiness with diminishing returns”. Having enough money usually leads to a good deal of happiness over no money, but all the money doesn’t usually lead to all the happiness.
But yours is very accurate, too. While I am not sure how the hierarchy of needs is seen rn, I find it still is a valid framework. And on it, having security of food and shelter are pretty fundamental, and guess what; they are all money based.
Exactly. I’m not unhappy cause I’m skint, it’s just all of my problems would go away if I had a few more quid.
Money can’t buy happiness but it sure takes the sting out of being poor
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can sure as hell pay off stress.
Boomers are cancer.
Nah money isn’t for happiness. Money is to solve problems
It was a good while ago now, but the research I’ve seen into the issue seemed to show that income and happiness are correlated up to about £50k / year (median income was in the low 30s I think back then).
After that the “mo’ money, mo’ problems” effect becomes dominant.
Once your basic needs are met, security and safety are much more important than being able to buy more stuff.
cost of living and culture varies in the US to UK. a lot higher per capita in the US earn $100k than earn £50k in the UK.
