Do you believe money leads to happiness if you have to work long, boring, and stressful hours to get there?

[jennifer_bloom]

I was watching a Ted Talks. A guy studied finance at Yale and later he went to a reunion party where he met his classmates over 20 years ago and he did secret surveys of their happiness markers for statistical reflection and study.

He found that even though these people were rich, they were not happy, because they had to work very long and stressful hours to maintain their lifestyle and wealth. I know people who went above 100 hours a week at banking jobs. The person I know quit after 3 months.

I think it's possible to love your job if you are an architect or a doctor. But if you are a billionaire investor, I doubt you would love your job, because you have to do things you hate to outwit your rival who wants to steal your pay cheque and snatch your job.

[Garud]

More money means more stress. However, money is the only reward that motivates people to move ahead. For happiness, they start a family, buy things, become more social, and seek entertainment. But they have their limits. Beyond that limit, no amount of money will bring happiness.

Most unhappiness comes if the money received after a whole day's grind makes a person live on a budget

[overlord337645]

well considering you ask religous questions that are christan related I will awnser from that standpoint. In the bible God says do not gather up things of this world where rust and moths destroy and theives break in and steal but rather gather things of the heavenly world where moths and rust and theives do not break in and destroy

[Alisonqueen]

No, money doesn't lead to happiness if achieved through long, boring, and stressful hours.
Money only boosts happiness up to a certain point (meeting basic needs), Excessive work hours harm well-being.
Happiness comes from relationships, personal growth, purpose, and balance.

[Penelope79]

It help but doesn’t necessary sometimes it brings trouble.

[Penelope79]

Thank You for MHO.

[BonzoInBitburg]

Money won't make you happy if you work for it. It makes you happy when your money starts working for you.

[exitseven]

I think it is true. I never became a billionaire but I had jobs where I had a lot of time off and other benefits. . I know that I was better off.

[Christopherthegreat]

I work long hours. But my jobs easy and I earn quite a bit for it