Ranting to /dev/null

Money, as such, doesn't buy happiness...

Study after study has confirmed this.

But that isn't the point. Money doesn't buy happiness, but having more money than you, certainly does.

People in developing countries without regular access to such essentials as sanitary water tend to describe themselves as happy at similar rates to those of us who live in more civilized climes. Money as such isn't the deciding factor. It's having more than your neighbors.

As I say, money isn't everything, but it does make everything easier.