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Does money help you have more fun in your life?

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Let's compare someone who has not much money and his friends and him only have enough money to do things like eat at fast food places, go to a movie occasionally, or play pool. Let's compare that to someone -- let's be realistic - someone who is making I don't know, 40K a year?

Now of course you can do more things with money, but can it really add more fun or entertainment to your life? You have more options, but you can do these things, and they get old too, don't they? You have a car, so? Where are you going to go? Maybe what I'm really asking is does it add more fulfillment to your life to do things that cost more money than things that cost little or nothing?
 
it is nice to have money to do whatever you want whenever you want, of course, but i don't think it's necessary to have a good time. i have fun just hanging out at a friend's place playing cards or a board game or something.
 
You don't need a lot of money, if any, to have fun, but it can help.

When you were a child taking a bath in the bathtub blowing fartbubbles, didn't that make you happy? Wasn't that fun? It didn't cost anything!
 
There should be no question at all in anyone's mind that money helps.. it is not the root of all happiness (at least not for everyone)
but if you are down, and all you want to do is go see a movie, and you have no money... it just makes you feel worse.. it is ridiculous how much money affects us.. more than anything.. if you have it, you are happy, if you don't, you are more unhappy than the average person with some money. (general consensus)

sounds about right?
 
yield is correct when his statements are applied to Americans. But in other countries, other people replace money as most people's "need". People look to each other for companionship, help, etc. but they are more individualistic here in the States.
 
I really wanted to post something original to this thread, since it's a good topic, but basically the original post and Yield's comments are all that needs to be said. There is no real arguing that can be done. Money helps, but it's not the be all end all. End of story.
 
money can get you plastic surgery to look better. looking better increases your odds of getting a date (both male and female). going on more dates (w/different people)increases your odds of finding that special someone.

money cannot make u happy, but can indirectly lead to happiness.
 
My wise professor once told me that money doesn't make you happy, but it buys the things that make you happy. It definitely helps. I mean... I have friends who can be perfectly happy with any level of income(hard to believe, but they have demonstrated to me that they are not BSing), but for myself, I have to say, the more the better(money).
 
*Thought Number One*

"Please God, oh merciful God; PLEASE give me the chance to prove that money cannot buy happiness!!!!!"


*Thought Number Two"


'Whomever said "money cannot buy happiness" was not shopping in the right store."


*Thought Number Three*

"Aside from my health, I want money. I can buy friends, lovers, companies and small countires....give me money above all else!"
 
Money allows you to go longer and ignore essential things before you have to face up to reality.
 
money gets crack hoes to do the circus act freaky deaky doo........asking nicely doesn't. nuff said...or is that "nef said", huhhhhh? 😉
 
money enables me to sometimes make things a little nicer for those I care about.I generally always pretty happy though,that doesn't depend on my wallet. Besides,I've noticed that good things,including money gravitate towards people with a positive outlook 🙂
 
the true power of money is in the freedom it gives you to do the things you want to do, and to not do the things you don't want to.

so, in a sense, money doesn't buy you happiness, but it enables you to pursue your own agenda - and in that way increases the potential for personal happiness.

on the other hand, i would have to say that the less money you have, the harder it's going to be to remain happy.

so money is an enabler to have more fun in your life, but not a guarantee that you will.
 
Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
the true power of money is in the freedom it gives you to do the things you want to do, and to not do the things you don't want to.

so, in a sense, money doesn't buy you happiness, but it enables you to pursue your own agenda - and in that way increases the potential for personal happiness.

on the other hand, i would have to say that the less money you have, the harder it's going to be to remain happy.

so money is an enabler to have more fun in your life, but not a guarantee that you will.
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Well said.
 
It is the people around you that make it fun and create your happiness. Money can cause more harm than good sometimes. I prefer a simple and happy life style rather than spending tons of time working and making lots of money.
 
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