When people argue whether money can buy happiness or not, they often forget that everything depends on the person, how they use money and how they perceive happiness. Some people don’t need a lot to be happy because they find happiness within themselves; however, others can never have enough. At the end of the day money buys everything a person needs in order to be happy. 

Shopping for luxury items is the first thing someone thinks about regarding excessive money because the release of dopamine and serotonin while shopping does make a person feel happy in the moment. Even so, there are many other benefits that come with money. 

People with great riches like Bill Gates or Elon Musk don’t have to worry about not having enough money to pay their bills or put food to the table. Though not all people need these exorbitant riches, having money readily accessible helps.

When a person can afford a higher education at the best universities, they are already building a foundation for more money. If something goes wrong with their job, they have a quality education to fall back on and can find a good paying job pretty easily. 

One of the biggest arguments regarding what money can and cannot buy is definitely health. At  the end of the day, rich people can afford not only the best insurance but also brand new, experimental treatments from all over the world. 

Money also can help you obtain the family you always dreamed of through medical innoventions. If you’re infertile or have difficulty conceiving, you can afford to adopt or pay for expensive medical procedures like in-vitro fertilization.  

Every person finds themselves happy in different ways. Some are the happiest while doing their hobbies, and when you have plenty of money, you can afford all of the materials that you need for those hobbies such as high quality sports or art equipment.

Once a person has amassed enough money that the day-to-day bills and financial worries have dissipated, they don’t have to work that often because they have enough money, so it opens up their day. The amount of free time that can be used for anything that makes you happy is unlimited.

If traveling makes you happy, you can use your money to visit every part of the world, try new food from different cultures, stay in the best hotels and just spend your life vacationing.

Perhaps helping people makes you happy. Well, with money you can open up charities to help whoever or whatever you want from animals to children to the environment. Many wealthy celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Tony La Russa have used their riches to have a positive impact on the world.

After all, the actual dollars and coins will not make you happy, but they will provide you with everything and every opportunity you need to be happy.