American comedian, Jackie Mason once said, “Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” Money isn’t the most important thing, but it greatly influences many of the decisions we make in life. Financial status can affect us in many ways. Mason loves money, and love is the most important thing in his world. This makes money of high importance to him as well. This begs the question- can money buy happiness? Yes, money can buy happiness because it can help make daily life less hectic, it allows people to better see their worth, and can encourage a healthier lifestyle. To begin, the first reason that money can buy happiness is that it can make daily life less hectic. There was an international study that
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A lot of times, especially in women, if they don’t have something, they don’t see themselves as beautiful. Their self esteem is lowered because of the material things they lack. In “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel was upset with her middle-class status, because she felt that she was too pretty to be not rich. When she had Madame Forestier’s necklace and her expensive dress, she felt beautiful. She got a chance to get people’s attention and be happier. “Madame Loisel was a success. She was the prettiest woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling, and quite above herself with happiness.” She was happy because she had things that money provided to supplement her beauty. Studies have shown that owning expensive items may have psychological benefits. Psychologist Ed Deiner conducted a study at the University of Illinois, and found that standard living, measured by household income and owning luxury goods, predicted a person’s overall satisfaction with life. Madame Loisel was nearly depressed when she didn’t have the things that money made possible to have. She didn’t have a very high self esteem and cried over the material things she wanted to be more beautiful. Madame Loisel was envious of what other people had. “She had a rich friend, an old friend from school whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home. She would weep whole days, with …show more content…
Money can be used to pay for other people to do their housework. People who pay for domestic help have been proven to be more satisfied with life. They have more time to unwind and slightly relieve stress from daily life and their hectic schedules. Many may believe that money can’t allow someone to have higher self-esteem. In some children, bullying goes on when someone may not be able to afford to have their hair done a certain way or have the new Jordan’s. This can be damaging, and can promote low confidence. Having the money to get things can help people to see their inner beauty when they can’t see it without these material things. Wealth can have positive effects on health. It can encourage better health in food choices, can help to afford the costs of exercise equipment and gym memberships. Money may not be able to solve all problems, but it can start to solve problems, one by
A lot of times, especially in women, if they don’t have something, they don’t see themselves as beautiful. Their self esteem is lowered because of the material things they lack. In “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel was upset with her middle-class status, because she felt that she was too pretty to be not rich. When she had Madame Forestier’s necklace and her expensive dress, she felt beautiful. She got a chance to get people’s attention and be happier. “Madame Loisel was a success. She was the prettiest woman present, elegant, graceful, smiling, and quite above herself with happiness.” She was happy because she had things that money provided to supplement her beauty. Studies have shown that owning expensive items may have psychological benefits. Psychologist Ed Deiner conducted a study at the University of Illinois, and found that standard living, measured by household income and owning luxury goods, predicted a person’s overall satisfaction with life. Madame Loisel was nearly depressed when she didn’t have the things that money made possible to have. She didn’t have a very high self esteem and cried over the material things she wanted to be more beautiful. Madame Loisel was envious of what other people had. “She had a rich friend, an old friend from school whom she refused to visit, because she suffered so keenly when she returned home. She would weep whole days, with …show more content…
Money can be used to pay for other people to do their housework. People who pay for domestic help have been proven to be more satisfied with life. They have more time to unwind and slightly relieve stress from daily life and their hectic schedules. Many may believe that money can’t allow someone to have higher self-esteem. In some children, bullying goes on when someone may not be able to afford to have their hair done a certain way or have the new Jordan’s. This can be damaging, and can promote low confidence. Having the money to get things can help people to see their inner beauty when they can’t see it without these material things. Wealth can have positive effects on health. It can encourage better health in food choices, can help to afford the costs of exercise equipment and gym memberships. Money may not be able to solve all problems, but it can start to solve problems, one by