lynnfire said:
priestswearseatbelts said:
The more money you have the happier you will be. Anyone who tells you differently isn't being realistic.
Earning anything above a certain "threshold wage" (ie. enough to meet basic needs of human life) with not affect your level of happiness or life-satisfaction in any significant way. Anyone who tells you differently hasn't read any psychological studies blatantly showing otherwise.
Just gotta learn to be happy with yourself. Then life will be good
People lie. Especially to strangers and when the binary states of happy or not happy are the means by which they are being assessed. One implies success as a person, generally. The other suggests fault, mental anguish and a series of mistakes / unfortunate events / bad decision which led to you being unhappy.
Bill Gates isn't crying him self to sleep with debt worries. Oil Tycoons aren't developing tumors through the stress of supporting their family; with a breadline salary.
If you're a MALE, financially responsible for yourself and not rich. Life's not going to be easy for you.
Happiness is immeasurable, intangible and unquantifiable. Subsequently it cannot be gauged scientifically. Said tests would only be, scientifically, accurate if the test subject were incapable of deceit, exaggeration or dishonesty.
Hell psychology shouldn't even be labeled as a science. Given the subjective and insubstantial nature of that which it deals with.
If these were Psychiatric reports. They would probably hold more weight.
Bottom line. Opportunities for a better quality of life, and thus less stress and unhappiness, are gained through wealth. In a money centric economy..... and we live in one.
If you were to inherit this wealth or marry into it, or simply not have to work for a living; for whatever reasons. I can imagine the stress would be even less.
It's not nice. Most of us don't like it. It's just how the world is. Trying to pretend that having millions of dollars secured in your bank account wouldn't effect your general perspective, life, social opportunities, sexual opportunities and emotional well being. Won't change that.
Get a solid education in a field which has a good future-scope. Be careful with your finances. Avoid debt whenever possible. Plan for the future. Don't be left short.
You will be the head of a household before you know it. The measures you take now to ensure you have the knowledge, means and finances to achieve and maintain this. If not a family provider, you will still have your own decrepit ass, to look after in your old age.
