Well money is necessary to our lives, with this we can buy the things we need. If you have money it seems you can do anything and everything that can makes you happy.

But if we're talking about genuine happiness that comes from our inner self I think even you dont have money as long as you have a complete family that loves you then its a priceless happiness.

It really depends for each of us on how we define happiness because we can achieve it by having contentment. Money is just a tool to live comfortably.