Can money really not buy happiness?

I often find people who say this are either people with money, or people who just heard it on some after school special or from someone else and never really stopped to think about it. Sure, maybe money cant buy happiness direct, wholesale. The thing I always think though, and basically what you’ve said in your post is that well it may not be able to buy happiness, it can buy opportunity.

With money, you can do just about whatever you want, or at least get yourself into the situations in which can lead to a more contented and happy life. Like you pointed out, don’t like where you live? Move somewhere else. Bored and lonely? Go on an adventure or vacation.

So well I agree that perhaps money in and of itself cannot buy EVERYONE happiness directly(I emphasize everyone, because I feel I’d be pretty happy with bottomless pockets going around buying whatever I want without having to worry about cost. I’ve been there for very very brief periods, though in a limited fasion, and I was pretty damn happy and content), it can damn right afford(lol) you the opportunities to change your life and bring you closer to those less tangible things that DO make you happy. If you don’t have anything that makes you happy, money would make it a hell of a lot easier to find things. But yes, I’d be much happier if I was rich, as 90% of the problems and stress I currently face stems from monetary problems, as I’m sure many can relate.