Does Money Buy Happiness?

            The poem “Your Life Will Never Dull or Your Money Back” contradicts the argument that money can in fact purchase joy.  Sometimes, money is not absolutely necessary.  We are all guilty of buying things that we truly need, but who does that concern, those things make us just that much happier, right? Right - or wrong. Nobody could be able to prove this point in either way. As written in the poem, “my first goal is to make a wage that my family can be proud of”, he is stating that he thinks that if he makes a substantial amount of money and working for it, his family will be proud of his hard work. Well, aren’t we happy when our family is happy for us?  

            In a personal look on this, I believe that money can buy happiness but also can cause misery.  Coming from an average middle class home without loads of money, we are still pretty happy for the most part.  We can afford working air conditioning, food, a car, and all of that seems to make us happy. Not necessarily because of the money we used to get these things, but how we did.  My family works and earns their money to provide for the others. It’s not greed, but quite frankly, that makes me happy, and isn’t that what it’s about?   Now, a billion other things make me happy, like art, music, friends, reading, debating, and so on, and all of that is free.  Well, what about the less fortunate ones, the ones without the home and without the family, or without a job? Are they unhappy because they do not have money? Personally, if I did not have a house, I would not be the happiest person. Sure, anything can make someone happy even without a price, but sometimes, money is needed. But other times, you can just stay positive and look for happiness that is priceless.