I've been pretty poor all of my life and I have heard it said so many times that money can't buy happiness, but I wonder... I think I would like to have money to try it out and see.  I think that money maybe can't buy happiness, but it can make it a lot easier to cope with the things that make me unhappy - like being unable to pay all the bills.  What do you think?
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Hey loser, when you post answers to my questions make sure your illeteracy doesn't show as clearly as it did when you answered my question.  You stated it as me... hmmm very interesting.  So tell me what is your education level?  High School?  That is so cute.  Grow up you uneducated moron.  Oh and by the way, to get out of the cycle of poverty you must obtain an education.  Not a tech school, not a community college, but a higher education.  30,000 a year is poverty.  In order to survive you must make at least $100,000 a year and even that is hardly touch the upper crust of upper middle class
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i am somewhat happy. i mean i can't complain because i have a roof over my head, food to eat, a job and my health. but wishful thinking, i would like a little more money to own a home and not struggle with it and in the relationship part i would like to be more happy.
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Money is important, but happiness counts more than that, if ur money cannot buy u happiness whats the use, at times u got to take decisions with ur heart and not with ur mind. I can understand ur situation. But everyone has a right to be happy , so why deprive urself. move on, u never know the happiness the other job will give might reflect in better productivity and can also result in pay hike..best of luck and move on
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Hi, for some reason money is like a disease everyone wants but they don't realize the harm it causes. Money is power for most people. Most people who get a good education more easily find good jobs with a better pay. However, sometimes a person without a high education can also get a good job. People are misconceived into thinking that money is everything when its not. Money doesn't lead to happiness. On the contrary, happiness is being happy with what you have not matter how much that is.
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Happiness is a choice. Your circumstances don't get to decide if you have a happy life or not. Only you do. The people you are referring to just haven't figured it out yet. They're still blaming the world, circumstances, others for their problems. If they would just learn to appreciate what they do have and be happy more good things would continue to come into their experience. Dr. Wayne Dyer says "what you focus on expands" and he's right. I've tried it and compeletely turned my life around.
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if you are happy in your life all the time, you will loose the value of it . we know what happiness is after facing the sorrows if their is no sorrow then happiness doesn't have it's value so try to appericiate sorrow and u will understand the true joy
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Happiness does not rely on possesions...I have been material and now I am on a very limited income.  I am greatful that I can keep a roof over my familys head, we eat well and my bills are paid!  I am happy with that.  I  use a bus, a car would be nice but I manage without it.  I foun d that by focusing on what I have I am much more positive about things.  When I was first unable to work all I could think about was what I couldnt have and I was very unhappy.  Now I thank the Gods for my priviledges, which are many compared to some...;
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What makes me happy?  well, talking with people I feel are really listening and sharing our differences and things we have in commmon.. sometimes, I think i'll never be really happy again because I RARELY get out of the house.. and I need to do this!  If you can come up with a plan.. maybe we'll both go out to soomewhere new (or old).. and we can compare notes?  I do run a small home-based business so I do see people every day.. but they're just not really friends (tho they do treat me as a friend) and I could use a real friend who doesn't whine about everything!  \nReally, if you come up with a good answer, let me know, ok?\nBest wishes!
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yes, we do need money to pay those bills and get by (and yes, I wish I had more to pay off all my debts!),  but no amount of money in the world will make you happy if you don't have family, friends and partner/spouse to share it with!
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No, I personally would only give money to someone who had obvious material needs, & not for emotional needs.  My advice to you is try to find a way to be happy that isn't based on materialism.
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I don't believe in religion either. Try God. Of course money can't make ppl happy. Only through God can we be truly happy. Why not try it & see....you're not happy now so what would it hurt. Best of luck to you & God bless.
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I think, some people really need the money and get used to that kind of life ... and others just like to be that way..\nin both ways it's really sad to see people in that situation
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When I'm not happy, which is (happily) kind of rare, I try to remember to do a little honest self evaluation. There's usually something wrong with the way I'm looking at things, and I need to address that issue. AKA adjust my attitude. And, hey, sometimes I take a few bucks and go to a local thrift store and buy used books. Why does that kind of material stuff help? Oh, I don't know. Maybe sometimes, when its nothing really serious, we just need something tangible (physical/material) that we like in order to take our minds off stuff or rest our minds a bit, ya know? ~ Peace & Blessings ~
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Just because you have money doesn't mean you will be happy. Besides the love of money is the root of all evil.\nwhy not work as hard as you can and earn the money that you need?
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Money is a tool, a means to an end.  If having lots of it does anything for  you, it gives you freedom and choices.  There is NO inherent happiness in money.  It can improve your standard of living, it can alleviate certain kinds of stress, but no amount of money--no matter how big or small--brings you real happiness.\n\nI admit that I never met a dollar I didn't like.  I do what I can to bring in as much as I can, but honestly, I'm happy with my life.  I make a decent living; not great, and probably not what men my age and education earn.  I absolutely adore the work I do, and have been making a living at it for over 30 years.  My wife and I both work, but don't consider it a necessity any more than the ability to pay the mortgage, car payment, gas, insurance, groceries, utilities, and whatever else is left over for fun.  I have so much to be grateful for that has absolutely nothing to do with money that I actually wonder how much happier I'd really be with all that much more.  I'm not sure I would.\n\nI think you have a notion of this in your question.  I just think that once you get to a point in your life when you don't have to scrape for everything, you'll be there--and it won't be nearly as much as you imagined.  I wish you happiness, success, and good luck!
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I'm not truly happy, I guess I'm pretty happy though when I put it into perspective.. But I don't want things to stay the same as they are now. Since I'm very young and have lots of time to change things, I hope to be truly happy in the future and find everything I am looking for. I hope that for everyone else too.
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I think you should stay with the job you really love unless you need the money. But why go somewhere you don't like. You only have one life to live why be depressed in it. Look at alot of entertainers they have all that money in the world but are so sad. I'd rather not have and be happy then have and be sad. For example a stripper makes all the money in the world but alot of them still have that void because they know it's not something they like to do so they use drugs to get through the day. I know that the example i gave was a little extreme. BUT THE POINT IS DO WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD, NOT SOMEBODY ELSE. If he is your husband and loves you he will understand. Unless you really need the money to get by, then your being selfish for not taking the job.