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Re: Money and happiness.
by
tnyldzerdm60
on 09/08/2021, 21:01:07 UTC
⭐ Merited by DatKing (1)
There is a popular opinion in the locale that "A man who has money doesn't easily get angry or offended, lol". This statement goes the other way as well, that "A man who doesn't have money is easily offended by everything and everyone".

I have put this statement on analysis a lot in mind, trying to watch my mood and correlate my happiness with the amount of money I have each time. Everytime it seems like i have overspent and almost becoming broke, there is a feeling of irritation and sadness that comes with it. Also when i get some credit alerts, there is an associated joy.

I know it is not proper to tie your happiness to finance, but i did some research into the subject and found a study that was conducted with the result that happiness increases with the amount of money one makes up until a point  where there is no greater degree of happiness from making money, but unhappiness if ones income drops beneath that range.

(See study here - https://www.c[Suspicious link removed]m/2017/11/20/how-much-money-you-need-to-be-happy-according-to-wealth-experts.html)


What is your opinion on the subject of "money & happiness"?



The dilemma of money and happiness is not directly related to each other. People determine their own living standards. There is a cost in realizing these standards that they have set. this cost is money today. my observation and research is that many people who have money do not find happiness. The concept of happiness has no material meaning. Happiness is all about the current mood.

In psychoanalysis, it has been determined that people are happy even with the most meaningless things compared to other people. People choose their own ways to be happy.

If money were a determining factor in this path, the happiness of a man with an income of $5,000 per month would be twice that of the other man earning $2500 a month. but it is observed that many people who earn 1000 dollars do not reach happiness or happiness in communities where money is not important as a tool in the world.