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does money actually buy happiness?
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maybe, i contemplated this the whole winter break but as my issue is that neither of my laptops are in good condition i feel it can because i can go to the technician near my uni to troubleshoot. i want to dispose my older one and for my current one to get fixed.
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Hi,
Money cant buy happiness but lack of money can make life a real struggle and contribute towards depression.
There's some unwritten rules with money-
- Always strive to have more money coming in than what's going out
- Lack of money usually means either you need to earn more money or spend less.
- It's normal to want and need more money
- Make saving a ritual
- Think outside the box with ways to earn money
- Dont take "no" for an answer.
When unemployed in 1992 I walked my then town of 1100 people and knocked on every door asking if they wanted a lawn mowing service. Not one home owner wanted one. I went home and my wife said "thats the end of that idea then". I refused, I then walked past every house again and put a flyer in every letterbox. At the end of the day, exhausted, my wife told me she had 6 calls and the next day 6 more. In fact it was a country town and in 3 months I had to purchase a new ride on lawn mower to keep up.
I'm a lot older now. In the town I now live in there's a teenage boy that walks the whole town pulling a petrol lawn mower to mow lawns. He told me he is busy but also may owners give him extra tips.
So I hope I've helped.
TonyWK
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