$ = :-) ?

[Driftwood]

Does money equal happiness? Does having more make you a better person? What's with these polls anyways? ;)

[JLunar]

Heeeeell no. I had just as good a time when I was just a poor student as I do now that I'm working. The bonus of money makes things easier but it doesn't make you happier. It's not that I think money doesn't help, but really, only you can take care of your happiness.

Jen

[Zippity]

Q: $ == :-) ?
A: F.

#assumptions
me.happy= 1 #true
me.job = 'student'

if ($):
me.toys +=1 #more toys
else: #if no $ found
me.toys = me.toys #no change

if (me.job != 'student'):
me.location = newjob.location


IOW: money comes and goes. it doesn't make you happy nor sad.

[Action Jackson]

Well it depends.

Are you at or below the poverty line?

Let's not forget that there are people in this world with barely a shirt on their backs let alone a roof over their heads.

[dantey]

more money than what you need doesn't make you any happier.
it's been proven with statistical experimentation. the average 'happiness' of a person earning more money compared to someone that has enough is the same.

'happiness' is human psychology, it all depends on a person's state. all depends on how the person defines it, the time, etc. it transcends multiple levels, e.g. happiness in spiritual, physical, etc.

money is just a simple single state item that makes exchange of goods easy and concise. otherwise, we would be bargaining on every trade.

but there are some people where money is the key factor of their happiness. hehe. anna nicole smith. ;)

[weedb0y]

nice question..but I think I'll be much more happier with finer things in life..lol

Eventhough money cant get you true happiness but it can certainly enhance the happiness.

BMW M3 with 19" chromez and low profiles for me and my boyz would certainly make us much happier.. Along with some party money.. lol
:lol:

[enforcerviper]

Q:  $ == :-) ?
A:  F.  

#assumptions
me.happy= 1 #true
me.job = 'student'

if ($):
    me.toys +=1   #more toys
else:  #if no $ found
    me.toys = me.toys #no change

if (me.job != 'student'):
    me.location = newjob.location


IOW:   money comes and goes.   it doesn't make you happy nor sad.

Yikes, someone needs a "break;"
I hope you haven't resorted to talking like this in real life :wink:

[Driftwood]

Once you have enough to cover the basics, what then? I'm just saying that sometimes we can get too caught up in our possessions or how much money we make, or think we're gonna make. I'm not saying money is the devil ;) , I'm saying that the coveting of money may make us shallow, greedy people who think happiness and respect can be bought.

[Zippity]

Yikes, someone needs a "break;"  
I hope you haven't resorted to talking like this in real life :wink:

Too late.

Try speaking i Brainf*ck. the most esoteric language that I know of...

[Zippity]

actually.. i take that back.
SPL wins for esoteric-ness.
http://shakespearelang.sourceforge.net/rep...rt/shakespeare/ (http://shakespearelang.sourceforge.net/report/shakespeare/)

[Action Jackson]

BMW M3 with 19" chromez and low profiles for me and my boyz would certainly make us much happier.. Along with some party money.. lol  
:lol:

Riding in that thing @ 150mph was a blast for me.

[dealforme]

Heeeeell no.  I had just as good a time when I was just a poor student as I do now that I'm working.  The bonus of money makes things easier but it doesn't make you happier.  It's not that I think money doesn't help, but really, only you can take care of your happiness.

Jen

I second that.

[frogger]

The people in my life at points (friends, family, girlfriends) have always made me happier than money has.

[mad cow disease]

There was a study done with lottery winners asking if their lives were significantly better years after winning millions of dollars. What the researchers found out was that while initially there was the feeling of joy and happiness, people eventually grew accustomed to their situation and the euphoria died down. This is not to say that money didn't help, only that you'll get used to the situation and not think of it anymore.

Its like when you finish university and get your first full-time job. Its great finally being able to afford a new tv and put down a first payment on a new car, but you'll grow used to it and its nothing special anymore.

[Zippity]

There was a study done with lottery winners asking if their lives were significantly better years after winning millions of dollars.  What the researchers found out was that while initially there was the feeling of joy and happiness, people eventually grew accustomed to their situation and the euphoria died down.  This is not to say that money didn't help, only that you'll get used to the situation and not think of it anymore.

Its like when you finish university and get your first full-time job.  Its great finally being able to afford a new tv and put down a first payment on a new car, but you'll grow used to it and its nothing special anymore.

are you saying that nobody will ever be happy?

how materialistic.

[JLunar]

Heh, I think he's trying to say that no matter how much money you have, it doesn't really make you happier in the long run.

Jen

[chdude3]

are you saying that nobody will ever be happy?
People are not happy if they don't want to be, that's the bottom line. Two different people with the same socio economic standing can have completely different "happiness levels", simply because they are two different people.

[dantey]

hehe, just hope that you don't have cronic depression. those cases aren't nice to deal with.

[hotwings]

I don't think so. Wasn't there a survey that basically said that the happiest times in a person's life is usually their childhood or teens when they didn't have to worry about money?

[enforcerviper]

Well from personal experience money is nothing without health. I'd give everything I own in a blink for good health, but it's not an option. :(

[c r a z o o]

yes

[FastFokker]

If you live and learn, you'll discover for instance, that people in very poor countries still have some very happy lives.

Your possessions and your wealth doesn't mean anything.. sure it's nice (to a point), but it has absolutely no bearing on your personal happiness.

Your happiness is internal and all to yourself.. it's a mental state of mind. How can a rich person commit suicide or be on anti-depressants?

http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0515/4490722_200X150.jpg

[squall458]

i like the poll because of the extensive choices, somehow i chose yes.

[najibs]

i like the poll because of the extensive choices, somehow i chose yes.

lets stop reviving these 4 year old threads please!

[purple_rabbit]

lets stop reviving these 4 year old threads please!

It seems to be the trend these days lol

[cheeseshredder]

I don't think so. Wasn't there a survey that basically said that the happiest times in a person's life is usually their childhood or teens when they didn't have to worry about money?

That doesn't apply to everyone.

[Avant_Garde]

I think having more money does means more happiness.

Why do people think they can't have both happiness and money?

I'm sure most people are much unhappier poor than when they are unhappy when they are rich. Would you rather be in debt and starving or too have too much money?

[bigshotceo]

I would think that while money doesn't make you happy, it can make you happier.

[BadDrafter]

Being a working poor doesnt make you happy. Living paycheque to paycheque doesnt make you happy. Living on the streets doesnt make you happy either.

In my opinion, money is a catalyst that lets happiness happen, without it life becomes very hard and you stop thinking about happy things and more about survival. Living like an animal is not the way humans should live. Money buys you time and freedom to find your hapiness wherever it may be.

[B40]

Haha this was a geniusly constructed poll... I had no idea you could make a poll with just one option :twisted:

[beerbaron105]

i dont care what anyone says, money could buy all the happiness in the world for me

[BuildBuyBreed]

It doesn't necessarily make you happier... but it definitely makes you more smug, egotistic, intolerant, snobby, bossy, uncaring, cheap, oversexed (which is a good thing really), and most commonly... impatient.

But all that stuff doesn't really matter cuz you're rich.

[beerbaron105]

no it would definitely put a smile on my face, not everyonewho is wealthy is a total snob, although many of them are.