For me, money buys quality. I absolutely hate when a product I'm using is underperforming because I didn't save up for another month to get a better version. Sure, for some things, it just isn't worth it. Stuff you replace often, for example. But for electronics? I never cheap out. Because I'd rather not have anything than have a low quality tool.
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My mom says: 錢唔係萬能，但冇錢就萬萬不能
Money can't solve every problem, but lack-of-money will make you unable to solve any problem.
Then she threatens to leave me zero inheritance and already transfered some stuff to my older brother's name...
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"money can't buy happiness" used to be a saying for rich people so to make them more grounded and stop their endless chasing of wealth since they already have it, but over time it became a saying targeted at working and middle class to stop chasing financial stability altogether. It's a tool now used by the wealthy so they doesn't get out-competed.
Yeah. Money set me free. Am I lonely? Yeah, sometimes. But between a soul crushing relationship and financial security, financial security wins every time.
Money buys freedom from consequences
Money sure does and your mom is wrong. Money buys happiness.
It’s dopamine release in the brain when you click the Buy/Purchase button.
Are you sure that drug you call hope isn't consumerism?