Cliche' Busters

Hiya..... :)

Some of you may be fans or have at least seen the TV show....Mythbusters....where a group of people test different things which have been repeated so often, that everyone thinks they are true. They test the "myths' for scientific and real-world possibility of being true and label it either Confirmed, Busted or Plausable. I would like to do the same thing with some of those tired, feel-good cliches that we hear every day. Letes start with this classic:

Money can't buy happiness.

Now personally....in looking back at my life....the times I was most happy was when I had a good job and some cash in my pocket. The sad times coincide nicely with those times of no job or massive bills. If I were to graph my financial status over my life....and overlay an index of happiness....they would be very closly aligned. Now all I have to go on is my own experience....and that is what this thread is about. Your own experience....not the neighbor's best freind's cousin you know that hit the lottery was still sad. How does this cliche' apply to you?

Confirmed
Busted
Plausable

I am going with busted...... ;)

If this works well....we can have a new cliche' each week or something.... :cool:

Well this is my take on it ........ Money can't buy love .... love has to be a genuine heart felt emotion........

But, happiness...... it sure can buy it! :D

Why wouldn't it....... to be able to not worry about which bill you are going to pay .... which night are you only going to have ramen noodles because you can't afford groceries.... live in fear of creditors hounding you because you are behind a payment or two. You can't tell me that living without those worries and fears doesn't improve your mental health and over all outlook on life.

Now are all rich people happy? Not necessarily .... but why? It's NOT because they are rich .... it's from things of their own doing.... over spending .... over investing.... surrounding themselves with the sort of people that make them miserable.

That brings the question .... How much is enough?

I don't need to be a millionaire... although that would be nice ;)

If I had enough money that I could pay my bills without worry and always have a little... I don't me thousands at my disposal.... but a little left over every month to maybe go see a movie .. or go see a concert.... or buy that sweater that I've had my eye on ... or even just something simple as going out to eat more than once a month. Yes..... I would be happy :)

Happiness is paying the bills before the bill collectors start ringing me up. Money buys me happiness.

If love could buy me money, I'd be wealthy. ;)

lmao Pop!! :D


.............. Ok you guys ..... c'mon.... what are your thoughts??

Inquiring minds want to know :p

I don't think it's that cut and dried... Not having to worry about money is certainly a major bonus but that doesn't mean there may not be other worries or problems. Health and the health of loved ones is probably top of the list.

As far as I'm concerned when I'm making lots of money I'm happier and when I'm not I'm less happy.

I'll have to agree with fink in that it may not be all that cut and dried. I know I would be happy, knowing my bills were all paid and would be paid for the rest of my life. :D But if one were unhealthy and no amount of money could cure the illness, then of course money couldn't "buy happiness" in that situation.
So I guess that I really don't know if money can buy happiness, but I wouldn't mind giving it the old college try.... :D

Agreed... money doesn't take care of those other type things in life..... but they are much easier to handle with money vs without.

If you had an illness... you can be assured the best care vs being poor with no insurance. :)

Granted....cliche's tend to deal in absolutes....and since there are no absolutes (particularly with human beings), they are all false.

However....for the sake of this discussion, I am mainly looking for a generalization regarding the validity of the phrase. Essentially....is it more often true or false based on your own experience? Also....to recognize happiness, one must experience sadness, both of which are relative to the person experiencing them. One cannot really judge the level of happiness of another person no matter how close they are. Hence the importance of your own personal experiences and judgements.

There has not been a single problem, that I have faced in my life, where money didn't (or wouldn't have) eased it. Not necessarily outright happiness to be sure, but since happy and sad are the extreme ends of the same spectrum...simply moving the slider a notch or two is all one needs sometimes to judge themselves happy.

I say money can buy happiness to some degree in just about every situation.....and in many cases....extreme happiness. :D

Okay, Crimson Blonde....Beatles time: "Can't buy me lo...ve..everybody tells me so..."

Money may not be a guarantee of lasting happiness but it will sure get you a good imitation!!:p

Someone asked Red Fox how he found that young, sexy thing that was with him. He said that he opened his wallet and there she was!! I bet that he was happy for a while...:cool:

lmao Steve :D

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...and since there are no absolutes (particularly with human beings), they are all false.

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Max, isn't this an absolute? :)