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Someone I used to work with gets paid a truly ridiculous amount of money because she changes jobs around every 14 months to 2 years. She hates every job she takes and is constantly worried that her boss hates her in every role. I don't think she's happy, despite the huge pay. I'd rather be happy. I work to live, not live to work.
I hope she retires early and enjoys life after work.
FIRE people know
That's the thing, being able to pay bills makes me happy. Work will never make me happy.
That's the thing, paying bills doesn't make you happy, it just temporarily eliminates the drop in happiness that would occur if you didn't pay those bills.
Happiness is just a lack of unhappiness
Well no. My point is that while money can't buy happiness, it can mitigate sources of unhappiness.
I dunno, money can also buy a jet ski
Money can't directly buy happiness, but it certainly smooths out the path. Also, money may not be able to buy happiness, but not-money can't buy anything.
I agree with you that the pursuit of an ever-increasing bank account is probably not a route to happiness (or more importantly contentedness, happiness is fleeting), but the reality of our world is that not having a livable amount of money tends to put direct blocks in front of your contentedness, which having money tends to dissolve.
You're taking the piss.
But there is some amount of genuine truth to this simple statement.
I'm in a unique and enviable position where my work is basically nothing on the day to day. It pays enough to get by, barely, but it gives me so much free time that well... That aspect of work makes me happy lmao
Could use that free time to work another job and get paid more. That'd be my first thought at least.
Meh. I'd rather work on my mental and physical health and spend time doing the things that make me happy.
Yeah, i have a friend like that. Gets paid twice (maybe 3x?) what i do but has no friends and is miserable. Well, things have been getting better for him at least and i've been making more money lately so i guess things are looking up.
So, you have a friend that has no friends? 🤨
It's complicated.