When I was little, I thought money would make me happy—and I was right.
The Wanderer
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to travel. Now that I have the money, I can. The world has opened up: I go where I want, when I want, and stay as long as I want. Isn’t that the ultimate freedom? So yes, money absolutely makes me happy.
My Everything
Since I was 14, I was in love with Bea, who didn’t even look my way until I had money. Now she loves me, and we’re happy. Need I say more?
Life-Saving Money
My uncle was told he needed a new liver. The waiting list here would have taken years, but he paid out of pocket and had the transplant in Switzerland within months. He’s not the only wealthy person whose money extended their life: David Rockefeller lived to 101 and had several heart transplants.
Sleep
I’ve always been a bad sleeper until I bought a high-quality—and very expensive—mattress. My sleep problems vanished. My stomach used to be upset, but eating organic and bio foods fixed that. I had eczema, but after seeing a private doctor and getting injections, my skin cleared up. Thanks to money, I went from a sleepless, stomach-aching, itchy skin sufferer to a healthy person. Don’t let anyone tell me money doesn’t bring happiness…
Outsourcing
I was a single, overwhelmed mom when I started my business. I worked hard all day but loved what I did. Work never felt like a burden because I genuinely enjoyed it then and still do. What drained me was housework. Constant cooking, washing dishes, laundry, ironing, tidying, cleaning—it stole time from rest and my kids. Since I’ve had enough money to outsource all that, my quality of life has soared. I pay someone well to handle it, and I thrive at work while enjoying a happy family life at home.
Restored
Two things always bothered me about myself. First, my eyes—my vision was terrible. Since age three, I had thick glasses and couldn’t wear contacts. The childhood teasing stuck with me, and as an adult, it held me back from dating. The second was my teeth—I inherited bad teeth from my parents. Once I had money, the first thing I did was fix them. I had eye surgery, and it’s indescribable to go from seeing only blurry shapes without glasses to reading the clock on the wall. Since ditching my glasses and fixing my teeth, I’ve opened up to the world. My confidence grew, I love life, people are kinder, and women smile at me.
On the Wings of the Wind
My favorite rockstar, David Lee Roth, said money can’t buy happiness but can buy a big yacht to sail to it. I get that because sailing is what makes me happy. Before money, I worked as a deckhand every summer, and life felt like it passed from one boat trip to the next—stuck in place. Then when I "got rich," I bought a sailboat and now I spend my days sailing the seas. I’m currently cruising off the coast of Thailand and would bet there’s no happier person on Earth than me.
The Servant
For me, happiness means having no boss. No one tells me what to do, I can say no, and I don’t have to answer to anyone.
Without Fear
My childhood and youth were marked by poverty—and with it, fear. We worried about the car breaking down, paying the electric bill, getting evicted, having nothing to eat at month’s end, affording medicine—because everything needs money. Now that I have money, I no longer have to be afraid.
The Quote
Oscar Wilde said, "When I was young, I thought money was the most important thing in the world, and now that I’m old, I know it is." I managed without money in my twenties, but after 35-40, money is essential because beauty and youth fade—and what’s left without it? I’m over 50 now, and I say I’m happy because I feel my family is secure. Whatever happens, we have the money to handle it. That’s my greatest happiness.
