>Money is excellent, but it's (a) less effective in buying happiness than you think To me, money is how I want to live without fear. I grew up pretty upper mid

>Money is excellent, but it's (a) less effective in buying happiness than you think To me, money is how I want to live without fear. I grew up pretty upper middle class but my parents were petrified of the littlest things (putting up the thermostat at 80 instead of 85, staying at a non-terrifying $80 a night motel instead of a terrifying $65 a night one). We're pretty secure but everyone I knew grew up more "confidently" and now makes more than me.