Money can't buy you happiness, but in the name of science, I would like to test that theory out for myself.
Right now, money could buy me 'things' that would make me happy. As it is, I can just barely afford to make minimum payments on all my bills, including the credit card I have to buy groceries on or starve since I did not start a proper garden earlier in the year. (I do have things planted now, but my first tomato has not yet ripened even, just have one sweet banana pepper, edible weeds and herbs so far this year.) Okay, I've given something away. I could probably fend off starvating by foraging for at least a little while, but it is silly that I can't afford to eat. I would like to be able to eat with out going into debt. Debt tends to tilt my mood scale towards depressed.
I maintain that happiness for the most part is a choice and I try to choose happiness consistently. Some people choose to be unhappy and as much as I can love my fellowman, I can also choose not to let them drag me down then they are murdering their own joy. However, certain things in your life can tilt me towards depression or joy. A paycheck that allowed me the basic necessities of life would tilt me towards joy while one that just barely slows my descent into bankruptcy is more of a neutral thing. The slow descent itself tilts me towards depression.
All of that said, I am going to be spending some time assessing finances, mostly mine, over the next few weeks. I believe there must be a way out of this hole that is being dug, but it is going to take some work to find it. Work doesn't scare me. Balloons do! (I have a perfectly rational fear of balloons. Trust me. They are scary!)
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