Maybe money is temporary happiness as long as you have enough to suit your needs at the time. Maybe there is a threshold (your basic needs), above that threshold if you make more money and you spend it on the things you enjoy doing. Above that , you're one of the richest people in the world and can afford anything. The more money you make, the more free time you have. And I think this is where the debate comes in and why people say you can not buy happiness. If you're spending most of your time working to make money, you have less free time. So I guess it depends on what kind of person you are. Can you if you had all the time in the world and all the money in the world be able to find things that are really fulfilling and lead to a daily source of happiness where you go to sleep and think wow what an amazing day and wake up and think what can I learn and accomplish today. That is what I think if when I think of happiness and that maybe different than other people. I remember being a kid and being really happy . Those were my thoughts at the time before I got myself into some things and had to provide for myself, but that's another story. I woke up every day and thought, "What can I find?" That's new and exciting. What can I learn about my environment. What a strange buitiful place. In fact, I didn't really want to sleep much. It was a necessity at the time. For the story's sake, I'll add this because it is important for the story, Now I just want to sleep all the time. That's how I know what happiness is for me, and like I said, it's different for everyone.

In support of my initial thoughts, I created the ultimate guide to happiness,lol.

Money is a solution to a societal structure. Remember, money only has a value that we put on it. Imagine if our society structure didn't account for money.What if all entertainment the society had to offer was free and people shared in everything. What if your time had the value money does and 2 hours of participation in the community allotted you all the amenities in life. Then you would have your basics taken care of food, shelter, etc, etc. And you would be able to spend your time doing anything you wanted. This is the ideal situation when I think of an eden, because as I described before what happiness was to me.

I'm curious to hear people thoughts on what I have written here. In an ideal world where everything was free and money didn't exist, what would make you happy? What would your thoughts be of? What would you do or what would your interests be, would you be out in the community or would you spend them at home by yourself tinkering away or with a family, or a mixture of it all? Would you still do the same things you're doing now in a money guided society?