> Money and the things it can buy are not that important in the larger scheme of things. Some things that money can buy are important in the larger scheme of t

> Money and the things it can buy are not that important in the larger scheme of things. Some things that money can buy are important in the larger scheme of things. Money can buy you the ability to spend time in person with family and friends who live far away from you. Money can buy you the ability to change where you live if where you live now isn't working for you. Money can buy you the ability to make some problems just go away instead of having to constantly worry about them. All of those things (and many other things money can buy you) can be huge improvements in your quality of life. In short, money is more choices, and more choices means more freedom. The fact that many people use the choices money gives them to do things you don't like does not mean all choices that money gives you are bad or unimportant. Nor does the fact that some very important things can't be bought with money detract from the value of many things that can.