Money doesn't buy happiness...

[demmiblue]

[abqtommy]

1. But money will rent happiness for awhile! Of course there's a lot to be said either way.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Money won't buy happiness, but no money will sure make you miserable.

[Solly Mack]

3. Exactly. Money can relieve stress, which can lead to being happier.

Less worries over paying your bills, feeding your family, a roof over your head, money for emergencies - all reduce stress. All give stability. When those worries are few, if ever, then that allows people to see beyond surviving day to day and gives them the chance to expand who they are as people. To grow. To explore. Money gives you options.

Yeah, life still happens - the good and the bad - even with money. Death, unexpected expenses, medical emergencies - still happen. But money buys better health care, allows your family to bury you without a gofundme page, means your family isn't left broke, and you can pay those unexpected bills.

Money can make the bad manageable. Less stressful because it is one less thing to worry about - and money, the lack of, is a huge worry. Stress kills. Stress can lead to bad decisions. Bad decisions that can completely screw your life up.