Work Reform

I have an idea for a story in which a former businessman, now homeless, has a number of interpersonal conflicts with people who lend him money, dislike him, give him favors to get by, etc. There's a whole first part based on this strife and drama. Then, a freak situation results in him instantly becoming the head of a nationwide corporation. Every single conflict that existed in the first part is solved in about 3 paragraphs through a quick set of checks he writes.

There's a lot of general morals in that story, including "Wealth is not necessarily as 'earned' as one would think", but also that a comfortable amount of money really does ease almost all interpersonal relationships.

Money doesn't buy happiness, but at least in this particular socioeconomic system, it buys essential resources for survival, which allows you to fulfill the lower tiers of Maslow's Pyramid and therefore allows you to pursue the things that actually grant you happiness. You can indeed have money and still not be happy, but at the same time, the vast majority of people who do not have enough money are not happy.

It buys happiness and I full on want money so financial security covers my ass. Money brings SECURITY and I need SECURITY TO BE HAPPY. End of.

I want enough to get my car working in perfect condition. A person that will sell their drawing display to me, and update my clothes. Maybe like 2 weeks of food

Money doesn't buy happiness. However is does buy opportunities to experience happyness, if spent well.

My camera itself doesn't bring me happiness, but the enjoyment of using it to take photos and later look at them brings me happiness.

Excessive amounts of money doesn't by happiness.

Kind of like how money is not the root of all evil. The love of money is root of all evil. Or how power doesn't really corrupt good people, but it certainly attracts corrupt people and allows terrible people to act on their terrible ideas.

The bankers are lying to everyone, money does buy happiness.

Money "doesn't buy happiness" was a relic from a time when minimum wage could buy a house and get you through college.

Hard to be much happier if you've got that.

Maybe not happiness, but it does buy peace of mind.

I remember reading a study. That said that passed a certain threshold, there was no significant increase in happiness compared to the amount of money. However, the low end middle class were getting happier with more money. While the upper class had no  significant increase.

Employers don't want to solve our problems. If all of our problems were solved, we wouldn't go to work anymore. Employers would not like that.

So they pay us just barely enough (or less) to string us along that we have no choice but to keep coming back to work everyday.

My parents lost most of their life savings to a scam about 10 years ago. I've been helping us get by for the past 5 years now. Recently due to interest rates climbing higher and higher, the only way the bank would allow them to renew their mortgage is if I was signed onto it. With the amount we have to pay monthly now, it's like my salary was cut to worse levels than when I started. I'll have $100 extra a month after the mortage and other cost of living expenses are paid. We'll be cutting it close.

It's extremely frustrating because my salary certainly is not making up for the increased cost of living. It feels like both my job, and the bank have me by the balls. Truly feeling like a wage slave

Money buys liberty. Choices buy happiness. If you have more money, you have more choices available to you.

If money bought happiness there would be no sad rich people, but there are plenty of them.

Well I've just got a chinchilla and those guys are cute little fuckers. So yeah I'm just bought some happiness.

Although possibly if I had spent time slightly more money tgey would have a less squeaky wheel, so perhaps what money has really bought sleepless nights.

My VA rating is the third best thing to ever happen to me. I was doing ok before I got it, now I am doing good. All my bills are always paid, I have money to spend and I'm saving a whole bunch. Get that bag