<p>A gajillion dollars. Duh.</p>
<p>$200,001 = I can do wonders with that money.</p>
<p>Ummm...I don't know, how much $$ does it take to buy love? $495+s&h?</p>
<p>Depends on the person. Even the most poor might be happy. You don?t need a specific amount of money to reach the desired happiness; it?s a matter of yourself, your personality, your way of thinking, etc. You can?t buy happiness... I think what you are asking is the amount of money you need for basic needs, which is different</p>
<p>I have no money. But I have time.
(I'm still living with my parents :D) </p>
<p>However, I think that whatever job I get, as long as I'll be able to find the free time to write stories, play computer games, do martial arts and dance - I'll remain the happiest person on Earth, which btw I am already now :D
If I tried to pursue a job like investment banking, I'd have no time to spend on what makes me happy. Once I retire, I'd be too old to keep a high level of dancing, piano or martial arts (and be really good at them!).</p>
<p>If the equation...</p>
<p>Money = Happiness </p>
<p>holds for some people, then they should also remember that if </p>
<p>Time = Money</p>
<p>then, </p>
<p>Time = Happiness</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>From nyjunior:
Ummm...I don't know, how much $$ does it take to buy love? </p>
<p>Haven't the Beatles already dealt with this question?</p>
<p>Alreo, you're pretty close to the mark. I'd qualify that to be time with someone special (SO, spouse, kids, other family, friends) equals happiness. Money doesn't equate to happiness (with very rare exceptions).</p>
<p>I've worked to get to the top in terms of salary, cleared well into six figures, but still wasn't happy. It turns out I was neglecting my spouse and kids and all the money in the worlds wasn't about to change how they or I felt about the situation. After a close relative died, I realized that the $$ wasn't all that important.</p>
<p>I still make in excess of $100K, but I now have the time (read: MAKE the time) to do stuff like martial arts with my daughter or dance with the other daughter and still have time to spend with my wife. Of course, I've kept my debt load low, so we're not harping over money.</p>
<p>My wife doesn't <em>have</em>to work, but does so part time to keep productive outside the home. We don't take huge vacations every year, but we have plenty of time for mountain biking or just sitting back with a bottle of wine to watch the sunset. </p>
<p>THAT'S happiness - and it doesn't take a boat load of money.</p>
<p>If I could pay off my college debt, and help pay off my parent's debt they took for me, I'd be very happy :)</p>