I’m worried about my water possibly being shut off because I’ve been too sick to work, and I can’t afford a doctor because I don’t have health insurance because I’m self-employed. I’m self-employed because my health is too unstable to keep a “normal job”. So I’m stressed which makes me get sick more often.
If I had money, I’d not have to worry about the basics of living and survival.
Money absolutely can buy happiness, if you’re burdened by the stress of not having any.
Duh. The phrase is meant to mean an excess of money can't buy you happiness - having enough money to pay off what you need to, and being able to spend some on yourself without worrying where your next paycheck comes from will of course make you more happy!
It’s a case of diminishing returns, if you had 100k in your bank account you’d probably feel the freedom to indulge in modest luxury pretty much at whim - if you have 200M it just turns into a number-go-up situation.
I don’t know, I figure I could make a pretty positive impact on the world with that kind of seed money. And that would certainly make me extra special happy!