Nama: Safitri Pratiwi
Kelas: 1EA08
NPM: 16215328
JURUSAN MANAJEMEN
FAKULTAS EKONOMI
UNIVERSITAS GUNADARMA
Softskill: Money and Happiness
“Can Money Buy Happiness?”
I believe that money can’t buy you happiness. Sure,
having a lot of money is a great thing and gets rid of the stress of financial
insecurity. But real happiness can’t be bought by money. Thinking about life
has led me to think about this popular belief and realize it’s completely true.
Although being financially secure is one of the best things in the world, it
won’t necessarily bring you happiness.
Many people dream of being rich. They think of all the things they can buy with money such as big houses, fancy cars, and long vacations. People make it their goal to get into a good college to get a good job and make a lot of money. With financial security, people think they have more time to spend relaxing and being happy. There are so many success stories of people going from “rags to riches” and people try to follow their footsteps and do the same thing. Basically, we all get this idea that being rich is a great thing and it will guarantee happiness, but is it true?
Having money is one of the most important things in life, but happiness is even more important. While money can result in happiness, the process of gaining it hinders your relationships with others. You can also buy things with money and those objects will bring you temporary happiness, but eventually you will get bored of the object and the happiness of having it will go away.
Many people dream of being rich. They think of all the things they can buy with money such as big houses, fancy cars, and long vacations. People make it their goal to get into a good college to get a good job and make a lot of money. With financial security, people think they have more time to spend relaxing and being happy. There are so many success stories of people going from “rags to riches” and people try to follow their footsteps and do the same thing. Basically, we all get this idea that being rich is a great thing and it will guarantee happiness, but is it true?
Having money is one of the most important things in life, but happiness is even more important. While money can result in happiness, the process of gaining it hinders your relationships with others. You can also buy things with money and those objects will bring you temporary happiness, but eventually you will get bored of the object and the happiness of having it will go away.
Although being financially secure is one of the best
things in the world, it won’t necessarily bring you happiness. Money is an
important component of happiness, but money alone won’t suffice in bringing you
the highest level of happiness possible. You also need to have good, solid
relationships with your friends and family to maximize your level of happiness.
All in all, money alone won’t bring you happiness, but if you can effectively
manage your time and balance the amount of time you spend making money, and the
amount of time you spend with your friends and family, that will bring you
happiness.
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. -Franklin D. Roosevelt