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.
Boomers are cancer.
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.
No money sure as hell buys you unhappiness.
Money can’t buy happiness, but I’d rather cry in a house than cry on the streets.
Money doesn’t buy happiness but it buys a lot of shit that makes me happy.
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.
We feel you there, times are a changing.
Nah money isn’t for happiness. Money is to solve problems
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.
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!
“Money can’t buy happiness, but poverty can’t buy anything”.
That’s probably catchier than mine:
“Money can’t buy happiness, but you can’t find happiness when threatened with homelessness and starvation”.
Here my take: Money doesn’t buy happiness but it gives you security and reasuresurement you have something to fall back on.
Meaning: You can only buy so much stuff till you are indifferent to it, but having enough money to afford a good living standard and having some to the side for some unforseen expense, sure is nice and makes you sleep way better.
I’m not trying to own the media and bust unions over here, I just want to put nicer tomatoes in my salad
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.”
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
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.
Money can’t buy you happiness, but lack of it usually makes you not happier.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can sure as hell pay off stress.
