Difference Between Money And Happiness

Money and happiness, two completely separate things, that people tend to relate to each other. In other words, some believe that money can buy happiness. However, that is not the case. Happiness can be achieved in a million different ways, and everyone has a different type of happiness. Money might have to do with some people’s happiness, but to be truly happy one cannot depend on one’s paycheck. So, happiness is not determined by what one’s bank account can afford, but it is about the small things in life like family, religion, and loving what one does for a living. For a lot of people, a family is one of the biggest reasons why they are happy. Blood or not blood everyone has a family of some sort. Some families are more dysfunctional than others, but it is family nonetheless. In the Philippines, for example, a family is a means of survival. The Philippines is a third world country, so without a family of any sort, it is, very hard to make ends meet. In American culture, it is very normal for kids to leave the house at eighteen years old. However, in the Filipino culture, it is, very rare for anyone to leave the house. It is not uncommon to see a house with the …show more content…
Being able to wake up every day and be excited to go to work, is a rare thing nowadays. If someone does what they love they will feel more fulfilled, productive, inspirational to others, and successful. One example is a woman named Madison Masterson. Masterson explains that it is more important to be happy in what one is doing than how much one makes. She said, “Money does not make you happy. You can have all the money in the world and still be the most miserable person in the world. You could have next to nothing and be the happiest. Money is not how you measure happiness” (). She further explained how money is important but not everything. Happiness is more important because that is a part of one’s