well i have to disagree with the "money doesnt bring happiness" thing. not having money brings about depression and a general feeling of crappiness. you feel this way because you are just waiting for the bills to turn up and not being able to pay them.
while i was growing up, my mum never had any money for anything she wanted. all the money she had went on bills and food. there was simply no money left for anything else. she was always depressed. now foreskin, youre telling me that not having a car and barely scraping through with 2 dollars left in your wallet each week would make you happy? i doubt it.
now that ive gone through uni and have worked for a few years, i have financial stability and security, needless to say now my mother does too. having money makes me happy because i know that ill never have to go through what my mother did. ill never have to worry about bills or payments on things because i have the knowledge that i have the money there to use.