Does money make you happy?
The question of whether money makes you happy is a hotly debated one. Contrast the pros with the cons and decide how it looks to you.
Pro when money makes you happy
If you think about it carefully, you will quickly come to the conclusion that it is not money that makes you happy, but what is possible with money. So when you consider the pros, you need to grapple with the benefits money can bring you, and the extent to which it makes you happy:
- If you have very little money, the money you have at your disposal maybe barely enough for food, clothing and housing, then any extra money will surely make you happy. It makes you happy because money frees you from worries, you no longer have to worry about what you can use to cover necessary expenses.
- At first glance, of course, money also makes you happy if you can use it to fulfill long-cherished wishes. But here the pros and cons are often close together, you should bear that in mind. Sometimes you are happier when you have something to look forward to or hope for something. Think about whether being perfectly happy can really be the ideal state.
Despite the objections, you can assume that these two points are clear pros.
Contra, why wealth doesn't have to mean happiness
- You have probably read many times about rich people suffering from serious illnesses. The thought that surely goes through everyone's mind that money doesn't make you happy, because nobody can buy health with it.
- A clear contra to the thesis that money makes you happy is that having money can become an end in itself. It is no longer about fulfilling wishes or getting a better, more comfortable life, but only about having money. Often there is a great fear of losing the money. It can even make you unhappy. Seen in this light, you can question the adage that money doesn't make you happy, but it calms you down.
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Decide if more money makes you happy
Critically examine the pros and cons when it comes to whether you can become happy yourself with more money, e.g. B. whether you should look for a better paying job.
- If you are low on income, living on the verge of subsistence, you can be pretty sure that money will make you happy.
- Even if you have some wishes that you would like to fulfill, you can assume that the money will make you happy. But be careful, a job that brings in more will also cost you free time. You might then have the money to make a long-standing wish come true, but not the time to do it. Here the pros and cons can be balanced.
- You should hardly know what you might need the extra money for or if you can only find it deal with how to invest this safely, then you can be pretty sure that you will not be happy with the money will do.
As you can see, the pros and cons are very individual, so you can hardly tell whether money makes someone happy or not.
