I'm not asking to be rich. ( lemmy.world )

HawlSera , 7 months ago

Money “doesn’t buy happiness” was a relic from a time when minimum wage could buy a house and get you through college.

Hard to be much happier if you’ve got that.

WhoPutDisHere , 7 months ago

“Money can’t buy you happiness…It IS happiness.” John Francis “Jack” Donaghy

iopq , 7 months ago

No it couldn’t, home ownership has been stable in the US for decades

fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RHORUSQ156N

63% in 1965 and 66% now with the highest in early 2000s, not whenever “minimum wage could buy you a house”