Money = happiness or at least a contributor?

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I agree. There have been so many examples of people who gained money (lottery/reality tv) and then went on loose women or whatever saying they’d blown it all.
Like the really chavy guy Carol or whatever his name was, does anyone remember him? He won about 15 mil years ago and spunk it all and last I heard he was a brick layer … idiot!
 
Money doesn't buy 'happiness'.
It does buy you the ability to be free from worry of bills, food, replacing household items, the freedom to travel, and (almost) do whatever you want .
So to me that is freedom, in the way this world works at least. So, that is a form of happiness.