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The entire premise of this ongoing debate is silly to me. If you apply a modicum of intellectual honesty, and allow yourself to get past the politically correct bullshit, there is only one single answer to each of these questions as below.<br />
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Would you be happier : be on a yacht in the Pacific ocean watching a baby whale learn how to breech in lessons from her mama, or on the same afternoon working at Subway for $8 an hour?<br />
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Would you be happier : with a million dollars in the bank, or with past due rent?<br />
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Would you be happier : eating a steak prepared by a private chef on your balcony overlooking the Swiss Alps, or cooking your kids Ramen noodles for the fourth night in a row because that's all you can afford?<br />
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Would you be happier : Driving a 2013 car of your choice that you paid cash for, or riding a bike with a flat tire because that's all you can afford?<br />
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Would you be happier : Donating $500,000 anonymously to a charity of your choosing, or being the recipient of a free bag of groceries from the Good Will because you had no money and no food?<br />
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Would you be happier : Giving your parents $100,000 because you can, or asking your parents for a $70 loan because you need gas and can't afford it?<br />
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Here's one for the "once you have $74,257 your happiness starts to dwindle crowd.<br />
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Would you be happier : Staying at the Howard Johnson motel with your family of six, or staying at the Ritz Carlton while your wife gets a massage and your kids play in the pool while you sip champagne?<br />
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Would you be happier with a $200,000 house and a mortgage (which is what you will have if you make $74,257) or with your dream house?<br />
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Would your kids be happier if you had enough money that you didn't have to work, and could spend more time with them?<br />
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Would you be happier waking up on a Tuesday morning and deciding to spend the day at the beach, or waking up that same morning at 6:30AM to shower, get the kids to daycare, and taking the train downtown for another day at the office?<br />
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I really don't get people's adamance that money doesn't buy happiness. I think it's a false piety or rationalization that we're taught from when we are young, most likely by people that never have money... and never assume we will either.<br />
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A friend of mine commented the other day that his life will be better when he has a private jet. The people around him laughed, as if he was kidding. Not only was he not kidding, but he was right... and he will have that jet some day in the (near) future.<br />
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This is likely my last post (ever) on this subject, as the discussion literally makes zero sense to me.
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End of story. I agree 100% with you. And like kak said, being content with mediocrity isn't a currency.</div>
