Why Do People Say Money Cant Buy Happiness

Why do some people say money can’t buy happiness and some of them say money can? What do you think and why?

I think both the lines are equally justifiable. One follows the other.On one hand the truth is, you need to money to be happy. Your lovers unconditional love won't fill your stomach, his embrace won't cover your naked skin nor his armor will provide you shade. Food, shelter and clothing are the basic necessities of life or rather the basic happinesses in life and nobody will provide them free of cost. So yes, money can buy happiness. But as always there are some exceptions, money can buy you almost everything leaving just two, true love and true friendship and those two, also being integral parts of a happy life cannot be overlooked. So lies the contrary to the previous statement, money can't buy you happiness.P.S. Don't chase. Wait for your call.

Why are the only people who say “money can’t buy happiness” are the people with money, who don’t know what it’s like to have no money?

I will tell you how and why?I have been poor…I did not sleep on the road but stayed in a small rented house that had no facilities like water, electricity and toilet…I did not starve but never had good food that was not only tasty but nutritious….when I became sick, I had to depend on the most basic healthcare provided by government freely…I studied in government schools that had bare minimum facilities…I walked to school - came home for lunch and walked again…thus made 4 trips daily…Many times, I walked barefoot…because the shoes / chappals did not last long enough and money was scarce to buy new pairs as needed….I had simple clothes…new clothes were bought a few times an year - at the time of our major festivals and for my birthday….YET, I was happy or at least I WAS NOT UNHAPPY….because I did not compare my lot to some one else who was better off….Even after I came to Hyderabad and even while studying in Osmania University for my Bachelor of Science (Special) degree, I did not compare myself with my fellow students who were better off - some came by scooters and one or two came by car to the University - as students ….. and I was using the RTC bus….they had lot of pocket money and I had less than a rupee at any given time….yet, we never allowed that to determine our friendship and we were all happy….or unhappy but that was not due to our financial status….Even while in service, we had people who were very rich and for them the salary that they were getting was just a drop in the ocean….whereas for people like me, the monthly salary was the only source of sustenance….Now, I am financially much more better off….I may not be very rich but I am quite comfortable….but am I happier?No. There are health issues and money can’t heal the body….There are some relationship issues….with close family members….money can’t repair those things….So, the statement that the rich or well to do or upper middle class make - that money can’t buy happiness - is perfectly true….I have seen both sides of the coin…

Why do people say money cant buy happiness? Have you ever seen a sad person on a jet ski?

There's a definitive answer to the question of how money relates to happiness.It's been studied and shown that money increases happiness up until a point. That point is where you don't have worry about basic needs like clothing or a roof over your head etc. I think the figure is earning around $30,000 to $40,000 per year.Above that, it makes not much difference whether you earn $500,000 a year or $500,000,000. As the money goes up and up - the happiness level starts to flatten off and doesn't increase anywhere near as drastically as when you go from $0 to $40,000.When you're super rich, it's how you spend your money that makes the difference to happiness apparently.“Money is an opportunity for happiness, but it is an opportunity that people routinely squander because the things they think will make them happy often don’t,” What they squander it on is possessions -Take that remodeled bathroom, for example. At first, it’s a joy, but those positive feelings dwindle until the bathroom becomes ordinary and “completely fades into the background of one’s conscious experience," Lyubomirsky says.It's interesting you should choose the jet ski example because 'experiences' are one of the better ways to spend your money (though apparently it's actually little things and often that increase happiness the most).So by all means, going on a jet ski holiday every once in a while will boost happiness. Just don't buy one - you'll get bored of it :)Source: http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-gu...

Why do people say "money can't buy happiness" but downplay the problems of wealthy people simply because they're rich?

Class spite.I may never experience something because I may not understand how the wealth was created or because I believed society about my gender, rave, sexuality, ability and never thought to dismantle certain thinking----that my own thinking could be wrong.Now I have a shitty job that I fundamentally understand won't provide a good life for me. I never learned the art of learning, through trial and error and managing frustration; I don't know how to change.and then along comes this fat son of a bitch on a magazine cover, or tv, or past me at work.He or she must be evil, they can't possibly be happy because if they're rich AND happy, what does that say about me? About life? That EVERYTHING is possible.But if everything is possible, then I am the reason for my unhappiness. I might be able to point out some conditions and thoughts like sexism, racism, classism that oppress so I hold to those, exacerbate those to be another Goliath and by constructing reality, I can now control the reality output.Are those rich people happy?Nope.Why?Because I'm a constrictor and deep perceived of reality and my delusional superpower that I use to prop up my psyche assures me my life is better as I envy for theirs that I don't really want.often I ask students if the rich are so bad, why do you want money?they say they want enough.what is enough to be happy and how much effort are you willing to put into creating enough?that crux undermines most people.effort.so the rich must be unhappy because to the poor effort is physical, to the affluent its time and mental effort.the poor literally can't imagine a different reality than their own.that limitation, not money, keeps people poor.