Alright, other than hanging out with your friends , name ten things you enjoy doing.

1- Playing trombone, piano, singing and drums 2- Gaming 3- Going on walks in the morning, the afternoon, and at night 4- Star gazing in the mountains, beach and practice fields of my school 5- Driving with the windows down, blasting music and rocking out hardcore because it makes me so god damn happy 6- Dancing 7- Writing on the forums, writing a short story, writing a paper or a lesson plan 8- Teaching, english or music 9- Smoking a cigarette after a long day at work, giving myself a chance to relax outside (basically people-watching) 9.5- Smoking a cigar after surviving and having loved another month alive 10- Picking up and dropping my sister off at home, just so I have the couple minutes to spend with her because I love her more than anyone or anything else in this world 10.25- Visiting with my parents and spending time with them, or my Grandparents 10.5- Playing Minecraft when babysitting my very mildly autistic, but highly creative and intelligent cousin 11- Leaning a new instrument

1- all of those cost hundreds-thousands of dollars. Most people that take up those hobbies strive to buy better gear. 2- Gaming costs money. All gamers want better hardware and more games. 5- driving costs money 7-requires a computer or device with internet, also costs money 9-Costs money 10-driving costs money 10.25- driving costs money 11- lessons would further your advancement and they cost money. Also buying the instrument costs a lot of money.

[quote]1- all of those cost hundreds-thousands of dollars. Most people that take up those hobbies strive to buy better gear. 2- Gaming costs money. All gamers want better hardware and more games. 5- driving costs money 7-requires a computer or device with internet, also costs money 9-Costs money 10-driving costs money 10.25- driving costs money 11- lessons would further your advancement and they cost money. Also buying the instrument costs a lot of money.[/quote] You're truly missing the point then, aren't you. Everything listed is done through loans, gigs, family loans or my job. (Which by the way, I really love my job, it should also be added to the list.) I don't need a lot of money to be happy. You can't survive without money, and if anyone ever implied that such a instance was ever an option would be a complete idiot, so I do hope you never thought that I would actually believe you don't need money in life. My point is that you don't need a lot of money to be happy. So long as you have a roof, some food, maybe a car and some people to love, you can make your own happiness through the experiences and interactions you create. Also, when was the last time you paid any money at all to sing? I never paid for my voice, it was free for me.

I'm not debating that you can't be happy without money. I'm saying you can be happier without having to worry about where the money is coming from.

You said name ten things he enjoys doing. Not name ten things he enjoys doing for free.

Why do you think I did that? He named off his FAVORITE things.

I don't see the difference. Depending on how he goes about doing those things they can all cost barely anything to do. As long as he has a decent job then it really shouldn't be an issue to do anything on that list. Honestly you sound like someone that has never talked to anyone that doesn't make much money. A lot of happy people have low income jobs. Now money is obviously very useful, but it isn't the most important thing in life and it isn't what is going to determine who is the happiest person out there.

Never said it would determine who is happier. It's all about circumstances and apparently the kid is enjoying his life, so that's great. If you honestly sit there and say he wouldn't be happier if he had a substantial amount of money got transferred to his account for funding his hobbies, then I don't know what to tell you. It just makes life easier. A lot of people point out rich depressed people but that is normally due to their job and other circumstances. Some VERY rich people love their life and some VERY poor people love their life.

Honestly that is like the complete opposite point your OP is making. Also you seem to think that money fixes everything. Unfortunately that is far from true.