“Money doesn’t buy you happiness.” It’s something we’ve all heard at some point in our lives, and to a certain extent, it is true. If you’re not happy with something in your life, throwing money at your problems rarely solves them (unless it’s an issue directly related to money, which leads me to my next point).
Having money doesn’t make you happy, but it does make you have your basic needs met: shelter, food, warmth and your hygiene are kept quite stable if you have a necessary amount of money. But after your basic needs are met, you need to ask yourself the very important question of “do material belongings make me happy?”
Yes, maybe having a cool, expensive car seems like the best thing ever when you don’t have one, but I honestly don’t think a person who feels crappy is going to feel better because they have something expensive to call their own. If you’re not happy with yourself, or your life, no amount of money will change that.
And besides, the most important things in life you can’t really put a price tag on. Family, for example (whether you see family as your blood relatives, your partner or your closest friends) is never with you because of your money or your success. They’re with you because they love, and care about you, something you can never put a pricetag on.
And lastly, let me allow myself to recommend two songs to you, which both reflect on how I feel about success and money, and their importance in the world. Listen to the words carefully.
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