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Does money buy you happiness?

Yes it does.

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[ 40.7% ]

No, not directly. It gives you free time.

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[ 52.5% ]

Undecided.

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[ 1.7% ]

Other, see my reply.

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[ 5.1% ]

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ToJo76*

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Apr 27, 2007, 3:40 pm

Quote: Originally posted by LiLSpeedy on Apr 22, 2007
No, money can't buy me happiness, but it sure can pay paul so I don't have to rob peter.

I'm with you on this one LilSpeedy!

Happily embracing my abundance daily!
konane

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Apr 27, 2007, 4:02 pm

Money seems to be an amplifier of whatever is present already in a person's life, happiness or unhappiness. Add money and it's as if all life issues (good or bad) are placed under a magnifying glass ... effects multiplied exponentially.

Have fun and the best of luck to everyone!
Jose400

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Apr 27, 2007, 8:26 pm

Does money make you happy? For some people having a lot of money can make them
happy, but I guess for some what money can buy can also make you happy.
It is true that you can be miserable with a lot of money, but then again, if you did
not have enough money, you could be miserable as well.
Yes I think that money can buy happiness for some, although happiness depends
on the person and what makes them happy.
duckman

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Apr 28, 2007, 12:17 am

"Money doesn't guarantee happiness, but it does allow you to arrive at your problems in style" - Tony Robbins
Just6ntlc

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Apr 28, 2007, 12:25 am

My vote is yes if I win a lotto jackpot or any prize.
csfb

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Apr 28, 2007, 7:59 am

Someone said, "money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty."
geminii

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Apr 28, 2007, 9:54 am

If you are in basically in good health and are a good person then yes alot of $$$ will def make that person extremley HAPPY.
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Apr 28, 2007, 10:08 am

Quote: Originally posted by csfb on Apr 28, 2007
Someone said, "money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty."
bubber58

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Apr 28, 2007, 11:13 am

attitude is what makes you.. not money,,, money gives you the opportunity to be happier.... and if you have never been poor you cant understand being poor as well as the rich being rich...
poor problems- fighting the wolves off your doorstep
                      cant buy food
                      no home
                     no friends
                      nobody would miss you if you died
these are a few of the many things people face.....
rich problems-- oh that's right I dont know because I've never been there,,, I would guess the problems would be very different... like where to go on vacation, or what car to drive, or how big a house I want to live in, who my friends are..
I guess what I trying to say is with riches it gives you opportunity to chose the path which can bring happiness notice (can) not will bring happiness..
JUST A THOUGHT....have a great day
bubber58

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Apr 28, 2007, 11:16 am

Quote: Originally posted by csfb on Apr 28, 2007
Someone said, "money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty."

I like that, that's good
LuckyLilly

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Apr 28, 2007, 12:07 pm

Quote: Originally posted by bubber58 on Apr 28, 2007
attitude is what makes you.. not money,,, money gives you the opportunity to be happier.... and if you have never been poor you cant understand being poor as well as the rich being rich...
poor problems- fighting the wolves off your doorstep
                      cant buy food
                      no home
                     no friends
                      nobody would miss you if you died
these are a few of the many things people face.....
rich problems-- oh that's right I dont know because I've never been there,,, I would guess the problems would be very different... like where to go on vacation, or what car to drive, or how big a house I want to live in, who my friends are..
I guess what I trying to say is with riches it gives you opportunity to chose the path which can bring happiness notice (can) not will bring happiness..
JUST A THOUGHT....have a great day

Rich problems - I've never been there either but I really doubt I'd have any problems deciding where to go on vacation, what car(s) to drive, my home, or anything like that. If I buy something I don't like, I'd have enough money to just go trade it in for something else. No problem at all. Maybe rich problems would be

being robbed
carjacked
kidnapped
peeps wanting to date/marry you just to get their hands on your money
peeps you trust with your investments stealing from you
tax peeps taking the money instead of sending it to the IRS, getting you into hot water
friends/relatives accusing you of changing when really it's them driving you away by expecting handouts or expecting you to invest in their stupid schemes or constantly "subtly" mentioning how they can't pay their credit card bills, or their student loans, or their mortgage payments every single time you see them
everybody expecting you to let them use your vacation home, borrow your "extra" car when theirs breaks down, use your yard/pool for parties, weddings, etc.
every charity in the world soliciting you for donations - and they don't have to stop calling under the do not call law cuz they're charities
psykomo

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Apr 28, 2007, 10:46 pm

Quote: Originally posted by psykomo on Apr 22, 2007
"Heck NO">>>>>>
but,...............&&&&&&&&&&................their...........IS ALWAY$$$$$$
A.................BUTT.............(OUT-THERE<<<<<<<<SOMEWHERE??)
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TRAVEL>>>>THE>>>>>>>>NET>>>>>>>>>>>>>THANK-YOU !!!!

voted.........other,............(BUT)
it could provide some QUALITY and G@@D olde AMERICAN>>>>>
"QUANTITY"
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
to YOUR life,>>>>>>>>>"RIGHT"?
that's why THEY are COMMUNE'g too AMERICA,........RIGHT???????
L@@K OUT vote for BILL
guesser

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Apr 28, 2007, 10:55 pm

Quote: Originally posted by csfb on Apr 28, 2007
Someone said, "money can't buy happiness, but neither can poverty."

I kinda disagree.
Povery can indirectly buy you happiness, because once you are no longer impoverished, (hopefully) you remember what it was like, you cherish what you have now vs. when you had nothing.
I remember 30+ years ago, buying my first stereo - I could not afford it so I bought it on 'lay away' - every week I'd show up at the stereo store and put $10 or $20 towards it, and after 6 months I was able to take it home. I felt like the richest guy in the world. I still have it today, it reminds me of where I came from.
justxploring

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Apr 28, 2007, 11:46 pm

Guesser writes: "Povery can indirectly buy you happiness, because once you are no longer impoverished, (hopefully) you remember what it was like, you cherish what you have now vs. when you had nothing."
As far as "poverty buying happiness" goes, I think there's a difference between having very little and poverty. I would smile from ear to ear when I earned 50 cents an hour as my neighborhood's #1 babysitter. I learned to save my money, worked through school, and can totally relate to buying that first stereo or TV. I also come from humble beginnings, but I've never been so poor that I didn't have food or shelter. Sure there have been rough times when I had to watch every dime, but that's not poverty. Poverty is when you hope the temperature doesn't drop too low because you don't have a warm coat. Poverty is when you have to choose between food or medicine. Poverty is when you stay in the subway station because you have nowhere else to go. Poverty is when you skip a few meals so your children won't go without dinner. Poverty is when you are afraid to turn out the lights because of the rats. Poverty is when you suddenly become invisible. There's nothing good about poverty. It doesn't make you humble. It doesn't provide cherished memories or make you a better person. It only makes you cold and hungry and robs you of your dignity.
Coin Toss

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Apr 29, 2007, 12:24 am

Not exactly poverty but when I was in the Army, when I knew I was getting out, I was a SSG at Ft Ord, Ca. (Monterey).
I had some stripes, I was E-6 and E-9 is as high as it goes, I had over 10 years service (years of service go towards determining pay rates) and once a month, on payday, we went to the local Shakey's pizzareia for our monthly out. That was it for the month.
I usually went to work with pocket change - coins- and that was enough on base for a pack of cigarettes and one cup of coffee in the snack bar for the day.
I decided to get out and went to Vegas. In my first five years in Vegas in just a break in house and another place that was just one step up from there, in other words median jobs, nothing glamorous, I made more in my first 5 years in Vegas than I made in 11 years in the Army.
I don't think money can buy you happiness but it sure can take you beyond the point of merely existing.
As for rich folks and their problems, the dinner scene in Scarface comes to mind.
What a great tirade!

Those who run the lotteries love it when players look for consistency in something that's designed not to have any. So many systems, so many theories, so few jackpot winners.

There is one and only one 'proven' system, and that is to book the action. No matter the game, let the players pick their own losers.

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