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Can money buy you happiness?

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A recent post in another forum (which will remain annonymous) was about gaining monetary restitution for a victim and they believed this would fix the problems they had in the past.

I found this intriguing due to the fact that a lot of the damage to the victim was "emotional damage". How does money compensate for the problems that arise from a traumatic event.

My PERSONAL opinion on this is that money provides opportunities that were otherwise not there before, for example the opportunity for home improvements, broadening the horizons by going on an oseas trip. I do believe to some extent that some of these opportunities can give some kind of piece of mind (ie) paying off that damn mortgage hanging over your head. I do not believe you can buy back your childhood, I do not believe that it can buyout that trauma that you may have experienced earlier on in life.

My question is this......do you think that money can buy you happiness and if so, in what way?
rubyblue
rubyblue
No, money can give us opportunities to try and seek happiness or help reduce worry. Happiness needs to be achieved within ourselves, it can't be bought
sja
sja
I don't think money can buy you happiness, but I think it can help relieve some financial pressures.
My parents were in a car accident last year and are sueing the ins co for pain and suffering. My mother will never beable to walk normally again, plus on top of that the hospital bills (they have to pay deductibles) is astronomical. Both of my parents are going to have to have knee replacements down the road due to the accident. They are not greedy people, but they went through 6 mos of hell and pain before things even started to get better.
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only thing $$$ would do for me is releive some stress!!! Im sure if i didnt have to stress over $$$ i would find something else to stress over.
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This is a good topic. My sister died many years ago. Hit by a car. The insurance company paid 13.000. My mother was able to take the time off of work to grieve for her daughter. She bought a beautiful headstone for the grave and many beautiful flowers for the grave. Food was in the cupboards and bills were paid while all we had to worry about was how to get over her death. Money does not bring back the person. Money steps in and lends time so you can try to pick up the pieces. My friend lost her husband 2 years ago. She used the money to pay the bills and pay the home off.
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Interesting...so what I'm seeing here is that money can produce an opportunity that may result in a sense of happiness of some kind; but not necessarily the happiness we want overall?
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I don't know if it can buy happiness or not but I do know it would sure make being poor more tollerable for lots of ppl. And I don't mean that in a silly way. Perhaps ppl that have been through that will use some of the money towards medical/mental help and also as one said, pay bills off. Bills are very depressing when no funds are available to pay them with.
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money would buy me the chance to run away lol I think that's happiness at the moment rather than the actual money.
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oh money could make me relax about having to go to work and face people.I don't want to be rich I just want to not worry xx
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money is only a good distraction. true happiness cannot be bought
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Well said Jax
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No, money doesn't buy happiness, but poverty can cause depression.
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money cannot make up for the past, cuz we can't go back and change it. but it can make future a little happier. 5-6 million would make my future happier. anyone willing to give it to me no strings attached, ill be willing to take it.
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thanx melasande.

once the money ran out i myself would be right back where i started.

money = temporary happiness
somethingmissing
somethingmissing
if somebody gave you 5 or 6 million the goverment would find a way to take half. youd be pissed not happy
angelndisguise
angelndisguise
I dont think money can buy happiness but it can give you a level of comfort so that you may pursue the things that give you pleasure.
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