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I have my own little saying that I always say in response to that saying: Lack of money can definitely cause unhappiness though You don't need to look further
by mnowicki 7y ago
I have my own little saying that I always say in response to that saying:
Lack of money can definitely cause unhappiness though
You don't need to look further than Maslow's hierarchy of needs to see why, when you don't have enough money to reliably fulfill some of the most fundamental needs like shelter and food, it's going to severely hinder your self actualization. Forget about moving on to the more psychological higher-level needs when you are worrying about where you are going to sleep tonight. It's easy to understand why happiness might be very hard to reach for individuals who don't have enough money to cover their basic needs
- lazyasciiart 7y agoYes - money is directly related to happiness until you're making 'enough', for some locally defined value of enough. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/02/26/does-money-equal-happiness-does-until-you-earn-much/374119002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/02/26/d...
- Frost1x 7y agoThis is the part people fail to recognize: in our society, money is an abstraction that provides necessities and wants. If you cant provide necessities, then of course you're unhappy. Many people can't and most everyone cuts corners and makes sacrifices to meet needs.
- Gibbon1 7y agoAnother hidden need that is studiously ignored is having enough margin that you can help others. I think that something that hits men very hard when they are struggling financially.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoAlso keep an eye on margin in terms of time, not just money. Maybe also emotional energy.