'Money Revealed In The Necklace'

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Money can definitely equal happiness, as seen in “The Necklace”, my personal life, and in the world today, sometimes it cannot and I will explain why.
Money would have made the Loisels happy because, Madame would have loved her life a lot more than she does right now. She’ll have a better home, better wardrobe, and an easier life. Madame can go to all the fancy restaurants, parties and events. She can wear the fanciest clothing in the room for being that rich. It will also make paying bills less difficult than it is for them right now.
Furthermore, money would definitely buy me happiness because, my family and I will not have to worry about all the payments, bills, and taxes, the only thing we would have to worry about is keeping the money

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