How to Buy Happiness With Money
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Evelyn Adams was the first person in American history to ever win multiple million-dollar prizes. Basically overnight, she went from working in a convenience store to being worth more than some CEOs. With her newfound wealth, Adams paid off bills, set up a college fund for her daughter, bought a car, and lavished friends and family with gifts. You’d think a story like this would come with a happily ever after finale, but you’d be very wrong.
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This Is a great video, I’ve thought the same exact thing, applied it to my life and have found it works wonderfully. A big portion of what’s helped me is to accomplish goals, in my hobbies, career, learning, and daily goals I can set and accomplish. Feeling a since of accomplishment in our life’s is very important.
Thank you for sharing your story.
feel like reading my own comment lol
so be it, whatever your favorite suffering, plan, act, dont think about planing, plan, dont think about acting, act the plan
ajust, cross examinate, perceverance,observation . extrem minimalist eating rice bean potato banan get rich at 30 in tiny appartment
instead of depth at 60 with cancer from bovin secretion fermented solidifed
“Money may not buy happiness but it’ll buy you a yacht and you can sail real close to it.” -Johnny Depp.
Love Jonny Depp after seeing him in the Trial with his Ex-Wife and how he handled Himself and of course in his Films
We love Johnny ❤️
Or how about sail tf away from society? Maybe go live in Greece farm for a living by the ocean somewhere away from this cesspool transcontinental commercial landfill
factss 😂😂
Happiness and sadness are kinda beyond our control you never know what life is gonna throw next I started working on maintaining peace in my heart and staying calm cause it's the only thing I can control
Being calm is somewhat like a superpower not many can have it and once you have it under control nothing is too difficult for you
💯 fax
@@fbi6423 Not true. Being calm won’t improve your performance necessarily, it’ll just help you accept it and move on. Also, everyone is calm in some situations, and everyone will panic in some situations, too.
@@NaN-noCZ When the situation in front of me catches me off guard then I only ask myself one question " Will this change anything? Or will my emotional outburst change the consequences? and I'm calm once again cause I know doing that won't change a thing instead I should do what's under my control
Inflation it's what's for dinner
I dont have to be rich i just dont wanna be broke all the time and have some financial freedom and not being stressed out when my car breaks down or when i need to go to the dentist.
I agree! I want enough to put all my bills on auto pay! That’s when I’ll know I’ve reached a more adequate level of financial security :)
Wait ur pretty popular you got 6m views on a vid from 2002
I agree. I’ve struggled for two years on and off ever since I left my parents house at 18. As of recently, I lost everything. My car, my job, my place to live. I’m legit homeless and I wonder everyday when the struggle will end. It would be fun to have all this money and live in the lap of luxury, but I don’t need all that to be happy. I just want to have the basics, you know? A decent nice car, a place of my own, some clothes and shoes I can feel good in, food, my medicine, and that’s about it. I want to experience as much as I can in life because I feel like that’s where true happiness comes from, not materialistic things. But at the end of the day, if you don’t have money, you won’t be happy struggling.
@@corinaartiom6638 I think that's their public playlists not videos published
Exactly
The truth is: Money can make you happy, but only if you don't spend it.
Knowing that you are wealthy but never needing any of the money is the most fulfilling feeling you can have.
Yeah money can buy happiness till it is satisfying your basic needs like food , home , education , medical bill etc imagine homeless person getting shelter and food it will exponentially increase his happiness and yes you should definitely earn that much which satisfy your needs ,
But problem arise when people become mad in chasing money, more money and break the laws , ethics , loosing their mental peace .remember human needs has limits but desires are limitless
Their is a concept called hedonist adaption, it states that no matter how great achievement ( like becoming president of usa ) or reward, you will notice sudden spike in happiness but after some time it will return to baseline and you desire to want more , like billionaires
In my opinion ,True happiness only comes from contribution to society, solving problems, inventing something new these all are higher pleasure stated by is j.s Stuart mill
Evelyn Adams did exactly what you're suggesting to be the take home of the video, and it sent her to rock bottom. The take away from the stories of lottery winners ruining their own life is: "Fiscal responsibility should come first," and not some cop-out advise of "Lmao, human relationships are the greatest happiness." If you don't have an active income, then you're on a timer until you're back at zero. Giving away money should then be viewed as selling someone else the time you have left of being financially free.
yeah well the objective of the video as in the title is how to use money to be happy, not how to keep making money. because you can also have a steady supply but still don't know how to properly use it for your satisfaction
@@LOLHAXGUN Maslow's heirarchy of needs would put financial security before social belonging. It doesn't matter how much love you have if the cost of that love is a red number on your balance sheet.
Not to mention the fact that there are other ways of achieving social belonging and happiness that don't involve throwing money at the problem. If you have more money than time, then it's an option but it's shown to be significantly less effective.
@@MineCartable i agree
Happiness, to me, is good health, and sovereignty over my time and personal space.
I think of money as a foundation for a building called happiness. You can't build a building without foundation. But some people, throughout their lives just strengthen the foundation and forget to build the building.
Happiness is simply absence of sadness. Absence of both is ultimate liberation!
I believe having genuine connections with people is true happiness. ❤
Everything said regarding, fulfillment, happiness, and every other emotion is without any objective measure. Your pleasure is my pain. My joy is your dispair.
Well that's assuming you're playing a zero-sum game where one's gain is anothers loss and vice versa. However I don't think that really applies to empowering people or bringing them joy. That's because we aren't dealing with a limited resource, it's technically infinite, and more often than not, it can setup a positive feedback cycle, very effective.
@@prajwalvishwanath4072 You missed my point completely.
@@darrenengels9584 then make ur point properly
@@gamerxdking4369 Sure, your lack of understanding common discourse equates to me not explaining a comment in sufficiently simplistic terms that a high-school dropout might readily grasp the idea. You go boy.
“Money cant buy you happiness but it can give you the freedom to pursuit the things you want in life such as relationships”- dj demarco
If your relationship is based on money then don't really think it's gonna last that long
Say someone after becoming financially independent moves out of their parents house to a better City with more opportunities, and makes friends there. This relationship was enable by money but is not based on money.
@@pickle2144 It gives you time to pursue one
People who think money can’t buy happiness don’t know where to shop.
Agree fully with Jonah Tuikov
I also agree with Jonah Tuikov
What do you mean by that?
Well it's also knowing what to buy, and when to stop. Not too much money, but spend it on self-discipline, exercise training camps or boot camps, join different kinds of sports, find a personal coach to teach you, join all sorts of activities, read lot's of books, try to build your character and spend the money on different causes to make yourself overall more confident and proud of yourself. Through all of this, you gain character, understanding, confidence and skills, so you should be able to find someone you love and who loves you, and have a healthy relationship with them. Money can bring you everything if you just know what to do with it
@@gater6090 Money can be used with discipline to improve the overall quality of life. When someone with no discipline comes into great wealth it can ruin you’re life, relationships, Etc. That’s what the saying means to me personally. If that’s helps clear it up.
2:06 so the key is knowledge on how to use it to increase your happiness
So in the end of the day your decision making makes a bigger difference than the wealth
Once again you as a person that is where you really need to start
If you have the right attitude you can be happy with less
If you have the wrong personality you can even have much more but you would still be bitter and sad
Money cannot buy happiness but you need money to be happy.
For me happiness is simple, the lack of suffering and boredom.
For all instances being free of the need to work and having the power to help everyone you think is in need is amazing.
15 Million. It's more money than I can even think what do about.
Basically I would know how to spend 500k and becaming part of the 1%.
I could bring the same feeling for more 29 people.
I think I don't have 29 people I care enough to give 500k.
Really insightful content. You’re a one of kind channel, keep it up!
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The story of Evelyn Adams makes me think (without Googling if I'm correct) that she hasn't really been trajecten and advice on how to spend her money. I think that is a huge risk in becoming rich over night, and in her case twice.
I hope for her she will win again, with the experience she has now.
Yeah, because a woman winning the lottery TWICE and losing everything just STILL ISN'T ENOUGH, is it?
When i sleep well I feel happy the whole day, its sometimes as simple as that.
Money buys pleasure for sure. And yes happiness too if u like feeling secure. Happiness is not possible without feeling secure
Yes, thank you.happiness can be achieved. Calmness and sharing is what makes us happy. I will be rewatching this so many times. Excellent content
I loved the science behind the root cause of money-happiness paradigm.
Being less materialistic makes you happier. I've been able to become way less materialistic because of the experiences I've had in dreams
"Money can buy happiness, so long as it is spent on someone else". Didn't Evelyn Adams do just that? "She set up a college fund for her daughter, and lavished firends and family with gifts... And still more [people] came to her asking for money."
Helping someone, especially financially, tends to lead to that relationship with that someone to deteriorate.
I feel like labeling helping others out as a means by which relationships deteriorate as a whole sounds a tad pessimistic. To me, it depends on what kind of help you give, and sometimes how often it comes. If the help is not in that of obtaining some physical possession, but rather in something more inter/interpersonal (i.e. helping someone sort their thoughts out), the relationship with that individual should see improvement.
Otherwise, I agree with the financial aspect; unless you both are careful, finances can be a game-changer.
I'd say this is more of a caveat... The unfortunate fact is, there's people out there who live off of others, and don't have enough self-respect to stop doing so. Helping these people financially will undoubtedly lead to the situation you described. However, giving to those who will not take undue advantage of your generosity will always raise the overall level of happiness and prosperity of both parties, in my opinion.
If you win the lotto or some shit, dont say anything to anybody about it duh
@@Lonelylovelywestindian very good idea. Keep it on a need to know basis.
I've heard of people earning consistent and high profit returns with the assistance of a professional manager, but how do I find one? This is something that piques my interest.
I’ve always said if I ever had that kinda money I would make sure my sister, my mom and I all had houses, mine would be completely accessible, I put money back for my little boy when he gets older, and the rest would be going to charity. One thing if you live on a fixed income, you learn how to decide what is really important. it sucks and it’s awful, but I can take care of my son and myself adequately on 841 a month along with snap food benefits. We don’t have much but we have learned to appreciate everything we have. And that’s the one thing I want to instill in my son as you don’t need things to make you happy. Getting things nice, but it’s not everything.
dude I live in Japan, snowboard year around, and have a 2022 Subaru Forester. I fear rock bottom everyday, because I see how precious my experiences are.
I just try to invest more than I spend monthly.
You just got ppl who replace happiness with worldly things. And they will do what they can to fill up that void but it doesn’t help that fact that the problem still exists and that’s the misery with materialistic. Temporary happiness
If money can't buy happiness, then let me dry my tears using my million dollar bills.
"If you don't think money can't buy happiness, you don't know where to shop." - Dan Pena
Accurate
I find this video professional yet profound. I teach my kids or rather ask them the following: what would you really want to do. If money was no option. Art my 7yr old replies. I want to be an artist.
Fantastic i say.
(Fantastic way to get culturally accustomed to different 'arts' and explore art)
But also i take the opinion that if you do what you really desire then you'll enjoy what you do. And the money will follow because if you enjoy what you do and you tend to (not always) do that thing well.
Don't just do a job to earn money.
Better to spend a short life in a wonderful way than a prolonged life in a miserable way. ❤
I would pay a lot of money to see this video. Thank you so much for sharing this
happines is not really about filling your life with pleasure, but more about the stability in your life, you know how getting rid of your current problems would get rid of your stress, but eating some chocolate or anything you like will only help for a few seconds, and it's not even as enjoyable if it's a thing you do on daily basis
having a good amount of backup and good health is usually good enough to make you feel good, but eventually you might just run out of new things to try out
Basically money can buy some means to create situations in which happiness can exist though it is not a necessity for such situations.
REally well made videos!! Outstanding
Bro described one of the most philosophized concept in the first minutes *"perfectly"*
HAPPINESS COMES ONCE YOU GET KNOW YOURSELF, UNDOUBTLY!!!
Who and what is the self?
@@a-k9161 everything
This channel has changed the way I perceive things. Great video as always!
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One important aspect that is not mentioned is that the majority of people who play the lottery are bad at financial decisions (that's why they play lottery in the first place where odds are overwhelmingly against them). When they win ( 1 in 292,201,338) they financial decision process remains the same. Therefore, big chance they will lose it all sooner rather than later.
Dude.. what...
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This is absolutely well done
I used to spend a lot of money in shit I thought I needed and I kept blaming my low income, the past few years I've studied a lot of personal finances and just by changing a some bad habits I live a much better life now, I was the problem not my income. At the beginning of my new mindset I was saving a lot of money and now that I make even more I don't spend more, instead I save even more. Money doesn't directly give me more happiness, but I have never been happier in my life because if my car brokes I can go and buy a new one, if I get sick and I have to stay home for a while I can afford it, I can go on holidays to better places and even visit my family back in my country, so money definitely changed my life for the better and that has made me way happier than I've ever been.
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Epictetus
Epictetus lived in a different time. Where you could grow your own crop(no grocery costs), no electricity(no utility bills), and property taxes levied by municipalities was not a thing. Needs force one to work endlessly these days not wants.
@@loveormoney786 regular people throughout the history of civilization paid tax/protection money to their landlord in order to live and work on behalve of the landlord
(one of the oldest concerns in civil history actually is not having enough money)
most people also lived and died in the same village without ever visiting the next town or city over (they were rarely ever better off than slaves, largely since they were rarely allowed to leave their plot of land without leaving everything behind)
The lies he told. 😂😂
@@loveormoney786 Yeah money can buy happiness till it is satisfying your basic needs like food , home , education , medical bill etc imagine homeless person getting shelter and food it will exponentially increase his happiness and yes you should definitely earn that much which satisfy your needs ,
But problem arise when people become mad in chasing money, more money and break the laws , ethics , loosing their mental peace .remember human needs has limits but desires are limitless
Their is a concept called hedonist adaption, it states that no matter how great achievement ( like becoming president of usa ) or reward, you will notice sudden spike in happiness but after some time it will return to baseline and you desire to want more , like billionaires
In my opinion ,True happiness only comes from contribution to society, solving problems, inventing something new these all are higher pleasure stated by is j.s Stuart mill
How to buy happiness with 95% less money. This would be a better goal in my mind.
It’s never money that makes rich people unhappy, it’s a lack of vision for their life/resources. If you strictly view money as buying stuff, that’s indicative you have little-to-no vision for your resources. Money can be peace of mind. Money can be not wondering how you’re going to feed your family/afford an emergency. Money can be control of your time. Money can be providing real change to people unable to provide it for themselves.
If you see those things and still see money as a curse, that’s not a money problem, that’s a YOU problem.
Well, i know almost all of this, but repeat is important too. Ty for systematizing that information.
I love this channel so much
Pleasure is a delusion of the body, happiness a delusion of the mind.
I don't care much about money, but i'm working 40 hours a week and my salary goes straight to bills and debts. I'd be content with enough money to eat healthy between paydays and maybe even buy a game every now and then. Maybe someday.
It's like the law of diminishing marginal utility. With each acquired unit of the same product, the marginal utility keeps decreasing, until it reaches zero, and then goes in the negative. Total utility keeps increasing, but at an increasingly decreasing rate.
Money can't buy happiness, it buys crazy ass happiness
-eminem
What does that even mean?
I like your videos man. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, I appreciate your support.
Great video. you've reminded me of what someone once said ❤ To get rich, you have to be making money while you’re asleep
You're right
You see many people remain poor because of ignorance
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Time and effort give the means to accomplish most of our dreams.
Can't buy happiness but you can pay the pain away
1. $75k in 2010 is equivalent to $102k in 2022. 2. There is no ceiling to the pleasure derived by the income, but there are diminishing returns. Making $200k won't make you twice as happy as $100k, maybe 5, 10, 20% happier, who knows, but it's not double. This continues infinitely. 3. Happiness is heavily correlated with the progressive realization of a goal. If you make $100k and your goal is to make $200k, the labor of attempting to achieve this goal will provide happiness, but if you just settle at $100k and sit around watching television, you'll probably be miserable.
Money is just a tool. You wouldn't hoard screwdrivers or hammers without putting them to use then why would you hoard money that way? Use it to create beautiful memories because at the end of the day, memories is all we have.
You my friend have never seen an episode of the show HOARDERS
Money is THE tool.
I dont think you hit the nail excactly on the head here. I get all of your points. Doing stuff with friends is great and giving is great, but your friends and loved ones have their own lives and work hours so u cant just drag them along on fun activities all the time, and giving is good but it is not something that you can do all the time. I think that would be a little weird for your friends, felling like they are being bought. Instead i think you should do something that is more routinebased that u base your day around. Id say, start a small bussines about something you love that can run without losing money so that it is sustainable. Surround yourself with good colleagues, this will both give you purpose and pleasure. And then top it of with the things you said in the video. But i will say my tip here is more realistic. no offence. and this is coming from a guy who inherited a lot of money.
Hapiness is have a good couple, friends and family and be capable to complete your propouse
love your vids man!
Money allows you to do and buy the things that make you happy. Simple as that.
Am not happy, but am mostly comfortable and content. Would say the biggest contributor is job with good health insurance, 2x antidepressant meds, and my dog.
"If you know what true happiness means then you will know money can't buy it🤐 "
I would just rent happiness then
Money buys peace of mind. It's hard to be happy without it.
@@EddyA1337 False.
@@daviant8942 Yeah money can buy happiness till it is satisfying your basic needs like food , home , education , medical bill etc imagine homeless person getting shelter and food it will exponentially increase his happiness and yes you should definitely earn that much which satisfy your needs ,
But problem arise when people become mad in chasing money, more money and break the laws , ethics , loosing their mental peace .remember human needs has limits but desires are limitless
Their is a concept called hedonist adaption, it states that no matter how great achievement ( like becoming president of usa ) or reward, you will notice sudden spike in happiness but after some time it will return to baseline and you desire to want more , like billionaires
In my opinion ,True happiness only comes from contribution to society, solving problems, inventing something new these all are higher pleasure stated by is j.s Stuart mill
@@pauldirc.. I disagree with you my friend happiness itself is just a concept.. it varies for different people and societies… it’s more relevant to say money can buy pleasure cause that’s the accurate word for what you’ve stated in your comment
If i can live a comfortable life, can pay bills on time, have enough for education of my child, roof on our heads, food on the table, comfortable bed to sleep each night, i think I'll be ok with that. Then i can focus on things that can make me happy like building relationship, doing more like experiences,
Yeah money can buy happiness till it is satisfying your basic needs like food , home , education , medical bill etc imagine homeless person getting shelter and food it will exponentially increase his happiness and yes you should definitely earn that much which satisfy your needs ,
But problem arise when people become mad in chasing money, more money and break the laws , ethics , loosing their mental peace .remember human needs has limits but desires are limitless
Their is a concept called hedonist adaption, it states that no matter how great achievement ( like becoming president of usa ) or reward, you will notice sudden spike in happiness but after some time it will return to baseline and you desire to want more , like billionaires
In my opinion ,True happiness only comes from contribution to society, solving problems, inventing something new these all are higher pleasure stated by is j.s Stuart mill
Wow. 😃This is a great video. You have explained it scientifically💯. This will be a really interesting topic in coming years Thank you so much❤❤❤
This video was not very scientific at all... Minimal research in to the topic and the video was mainly opinion.
@@EddyA1337 👍
@@EddyA1337 You're so cool
I'm glad to hear that. Thank you for your support! 🙂
In the scientific theory the things which are perceived to be facts may become just opinions in the long run.The things which are perceived to be opinions may become facts in the long run.Therefore,I want to be a cool headed man always. It may help me to find the absolute truth😃.
Are they selling it by the kilo these days? lol. ANother great video keep up the good work.
Mf no way u watched the video in 5 minutes
@@twitchprimehack3609 I typically watch them at 2 times the rate you just too mainstream MF.
Giving is nice and all, but a lot of people take advantage of that. More then you probably realise. So be careful to who give, what you give and make sure its not a one way street!
Gratitude.
What is happiness in the world full of suffering , ignorance ,laziness , and cheaters. Heart breakers
If that’s what your world consists of your hanging around shitty people, you choose who’s involved in your life.
Here is the thing.. poor people stay poor.. even if you give them a million dollars, eventually they will end up in the same place they were. Being rich is not just about being rich in money.. if a certain person does not know how money works and how to maintain being rich then no matter how much money you give them, they will lose it all, be taken advantage of and etc.
If you take away a millionaires fortune.. if they want, they can get it back again. It will take time.. but they have multiple ways of getting it back.
I just don't understand why people are quick to spend all their jackpot as soon as soon as they win it. If I won the jackpot, I'd obviously pay all my bills and my parent's bills aswell, buy a decent but not big home for me and my parents, then invest everything else in a life-time business that my possible grandchildren would enjoy and develop further. I mean, that's the obvious thing to do, isn't it?!
That's what makes Aristocracy so powerful; the King didn't come from nowhere, he's built upon (and invested into) what his father earned, and what _his_ father earned, and *_his_* father before him, *_*ad nauseam._**
Because of the investment, the generations have constructed a foundation of wealth that will grow infinitely for the rest of time. The only thing that truly stops it, is the stupidity and irrational spending of the wealth such that it destroys the foundations.
@@Alizudo Yeah but it still takes genetical balls to be a king. I wouldn't be. I can't lead anyone.
Heck, I can't even be a millionaire because that also takes some charisma, a lot of dedication towards investment, some illegal loopholes and lots of lies towards the public to persuade them into buying your services/product. I can't do that. But a small business would be alright. That's all I need.
I think it's because people grossly overestimate how much money they actually have -- the "decent but not big" home might turn out to be bigger than what you thought you can afford, once you take into account the bills that comes with it, and hey, maybe it has a garage that'll befit a brand new car?
I'd take a look at Joe Scott's guide on winning a lottery, not that smart people buy lotteries to begin with though
@@iCarus_A I agree, it's always the wasteful kind of person who wins it 🤣 'cause being honest, you have to be willing to waste money and go play gambling games to begin with.
cinematic production quality
Like always...... amazing
“You’re more likely to give birth to quadruplets than win the lottery” men:
that final was emotive
When he started talking about nurturing skills I thought he was going to start talking about how the video was sponsored by skillshare or something
completely agree
let's be honest though the people who buy lottery tickets are the same people who watse all there earnings when they win the lottery
So tired of how pretentious people can't be with this topic. Money definitely buys happiness if you have the right mindset and not let yourself be consumed by greed or lose focus on what's important
Better health, quality of life, experiences like travelling and meeting new people/places; all of it is behind a paywall
The money cannot buy happiness idea is perpetuated by rich people to con poor people into thinking its not all that.
Move to Japan? It’s funny, I did just that, I retired from the military approx 3 months ago at the ripe Ol age of 38 lol, that feeling of not having to worry about finances and have health care for life is an awesome feeling, the military isn’t for everyone but man, did it set me up for the rest of my life. I guess I’ll see what brings me happiness in this new chapter, but I can def say , location and surroundings is key.
Q: How to Buy Happiness With Money?
A: buy time!
The problem with the lottery is poor people don’t know how to manage wealth
I think "comfort" and "purpose" are totally different things. If someone has a purpose in life, he is blessed. Religion plays this part for many people.
The day I realized that happiness is a state of mind and has nothing to do with external circumstances or possessions is the day my depression lifted and never came back.
Since then every day has felt like a gift and I regularly feel waves of joy, contentment, and gratitude for being part of the world exactly as it is, regardless of the amount of money I make or what happens to me.
Thank you Epictetus and the other Stoics for opening my eyes.
Yeah happiness is just a chemical state in your brain, a poor man has the same brain as a rich man. It's our greatest asset
@@scholaroftheworldalternatehist Yeah money can buy happiness till it is satisfying your basic needs like food , home , education , medical bill etc imagine homeless person getting shelter and food it will exponentially increase his happiness and yes you should definitely earn that much which satisfy your needs ,
But problem arise when people become mad in chasing money, more money and break the laws , ethics , loosing their mental peace .remember human needs has limits but desires are limitless
Their is a concept called hedonist adaption, it states that no matter how great achievement ( like becoming president of usa ) or reward, you will notice sudden spike in happiness but after some time it will return to baseline and you desire to want more , like billionaires
In my opinion ,True happiness only comes from contribution to society, solving problems, inventing something new these all are higher pleasure stated by is j.s Stuart mill
Asking/begging people you for money is such a low energy thing to do
My father allways says that peaple are the most important thing in the world
My friends make the mistake of being to lazy to meet up if were not geting icecream or wacthing something with snacks these things are the secondary to just being with friends.
Thanks, I will definitely use thi-, oh wait, I don't have money...
In 3 words,
"Spend for Comfort"
The more one has the more one has to maintain. A lot of things maybe and entertainment, but they tend to malfunction and break down even if you don’t use them. My idea is that money really can’t buy happiness, it at most can give one a measure of independence, liberty to things that are right, like helping someone else when they have a problem, help with no strings attached. Right now in our modern USA , money, even if you have a reasonable amount can’t buy a sense of security for middle class people- the high cost of medical care and old age services are sky rocketing. So I guess it’s time to use money wisely and make the most of those things that one enjoys that really don’t cost very much at all. Enjoy life’s moments : laughing, music, simple food and drinks , exercise, fresh air, nature , good company, good books , good movies with redeemable value , love. The KISS rule is a good way to start. Every second is a goner.
So many people would want your money if you won. Kind of happy being poor and at peace
Who cares if people want your money, that’s all in your head. Move away and only talk to the few family and friends that matter
Your content is great. Use a pop filter on the mic. Voice over becomes even better. Just a suggestion.
I agree with you mostly. Especially on the last point, when you give you feel a lot more happier than being given to. Also buying purpose I agree with but even with these it's the money spent that actually makes you happy it's the actual actions, the actual purpose all of which can be free, so I don't completely disagree but this is my view personally. ⬇️
Money is not the root of all evil, that's taken out of context. Whether its "the love of money is the root of all evil." What it means to love money is not like money, there's nothing wrong with liking money. It's when you put money on a pedestal, make it your "god" that it becomes evil because you'll do anything for the money. That even if you donate you're only willing to sacrifice a little bit of money, you do everything you can even if that means another person's death because you didn't donate enough, to have some extra money and that's not including money for survival. Also btw thank you for being so patient with me, one other point. "Money can't buy happiness." Is true, stop trying to outsmart them, your ego is just making yourself look more dumb. Yes money can buy a homeless person food which ends their suffering or a cure to someones disease. However even with that what happens when the homeless person gets use to eating food, what happens when the person with the disease gets use to being healthy? Like the old man in squid game said, I'm not gonna looks several minutes to find the exact words but his message was he got rich and he tried out all the fun things money could buy like private jets, cruises and crap but after a while he got bored, you could say that's just him but look at Robert William's, you think specifically that money he had would've prevented his suicide? Billie Eilish who even when she was blowing up was still depressed her "happier than ever" album was not because she got a lot of money. Even with your dream, "all of that fame don't last." Plus what brings you "happiness" from your dream is not the money you spent on it, it's the dream initiating that spark in you, it's you putting in the hard work, it's you achieving that dream after all that hard work, it's you enjoying what you're doing with your life. Not the money you spend on it? Money can buy PLEASURE not HAPPINESS, two very different things. Yes we need dopamine to some sence I agree that dopamine detox is good, I tried it out for myself and it is what made me a lot happier but it's not about totally eliminating dopamine but rather eliminating the sources you get it from. Instead of getting dopamine from binge eating, social media scrolling, porn, drugs, masterbaring, you get it as a reward when you complete something. That's why anti depressants are not very useful, doctors are not gonna tell you this for whatever reason but they only give you dopamine but you feel it for no reason and again dopamine in the wrong sence is only pleasure. This is why I simply defualt with money can only buy temporary happiness, like dopamine in the wrong sence but what brings true happiness is purpose
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Squid Game show lol
Beatles band saying "can't buy love"
Everyone just loves proving people wrong so ofc people are like "aCtUaLLy ThEy'rE WRoNg" no dumbais it's just when taken out of context it's wrong
Bible for saying "the LOVE of money is the root of all evil." Not money within itself, don't think I put it there because I'm some religious person or smth, it's just an accurate source to be full on honest and I love God bruh, what's wrong with that, "oh that he controls your life.", "he hates gay people" "hes not real" God loves us and all gives us free will He doesn't control us He gives the free choice, it just happens that the choice God chooses is always what's best whether we see it now or later or never, God loves gay people, we're all sinners, God doesn't view gay people any less than a straight person, anyone who told you otherwise has taken His word out of context or are lying or simply naive, and belief doesn't change facts you not believing in oxygen doesn't mean it doesn't exist and people for thousands of years couldn't see oxygen yet they believed in it as air that they breathe, I hope I end some conflict there
My grade 9 social teacher brought up how money can end the pain of a person's who's suffering
Scientists talking about dopamine
Hamza
Cruz Antwiti
Aperture
Micheal Drift
Money cant buy happiness it buys freedom
watched it twice, just to make sure the message is clear. Also realising while watching it, is that the same message has been passed on from generations by Saints & Rishis (scientists & Scholars of Ancient Bharat) and even the ones of today (the likes of Sadguru Ji).
Yep greatest philosophy are from india it is still being carried by many new ppl
4:15 Video actually begins
Thanks, finally someone debunked this endless quoted Study about not needing more than 75k/Year. Like in every Reddit Thread. And People not talking about a Point of dimishing return, but like every Dollar above 75k is totally unutilizeable. I never saw this Point between Happinesses/Purpose, but similar thought that one could invest more Money in good Doctors, Schools, Self Fulfilment, outsource Work eg. that increase Quality and Foundation of Life instead of forgettable materialistic, daily pleasures, but the Idea that anything more than 75k would be "useless" always striked me as a stupid oversimplification and just another headline...
Thankyou so much Aperture, to draw such a beautiful distinction between pleasure and purpose. The balance required between the two defines the point where they meet and can be called as the equilibrium point.
Love ur videos, man! They keep my mindset on point.
In regards to the story of the lady, that is why no matter how much money you have, if you don’t have financial literacy, you will never be wealthy.
I bought a motorcycle with money.
Practically i bought Happiness
Happiness is temporary. Its when you don’t question yourself and have no worries on your mind. Its in the moment and not a long term thing. Your brain will always look for a problem to spoil it, at least mine does, does yours?