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  A comment on Conversation: Can Money Buy Happiness?

  Feb 6 2013: Happiness occurs on different levels based on the individual. For some it is extremely monetary. The more they have the more things they purchase or do, creating a sense of happiness. For others it is sense of ownership or pride in what they do or have accomplished in their lives. Some people gravitate towards family or religion in search of happiness while others move out to the country in search of privacy and peace. Personally, I believe happiness to be a mixture of several things, money being one of those items. The other major contributing factors for me are enjoying what I do for a living, enjoying the people in my life, and the many different experiences I have had, good or bad, thus far. Obviously degrees of happiness can certainly vary or become more challenging to obtain depending on a person's environment, however, again, happiness to me is like a fingerprint; it is different for each person. Great conversation. Thanks for sharing.