Happiness In Mary Beckman's 'When Money Matters'
Money Equals Happiness
Living in a more developed country allows people to be more exposed to popular culture. Since the growing obsession with fame in the 90s, people have strived to be rich and famous. In this day and age, money can buy happiness. Whether showing off the latest Prada bag over social media or throwing money at a company or politician to gain favor, people use money to find their happiness.
How many “celebrities” are famous for being rich or pretty? More than there should be. For example: the Kardashians—what talents do they have besides leeching off their step-daddy’s money or leaking their own nudes? With their millions of social media followers and millions of dollars, it’s hard to see a flaw in their life when they can pay three-thousand dollars to surgically remove a pimple. “Having a sizeable nest egg can keep people from becoming lonely and sad,” says Mary Beckman, author of “When Money Matters”. In the case of the rich and famous, this is …show more content…
Luckily for the already-affluent, they can skip the earlier rungs of the ladder and land right into the big office of a company. According to Rick Horowitz, author of “Better to Be Rich, Study Suggests”, “Very wealthy people have more influence than somewhat wealthy people, who have more influence than middle-income people (Horowitz).” Being influential is extremely useful in the job area; it can get you better placements for you and even possibly your descendants. Having a higher-paying job and one that grants you power is sure to make someone happier than they would as a low-paid intern working for the higher-ups by bringing them coffee every few hours. “Our leaders are typically very busy, and if they have time to respond to only one phone message, they’ll frequently choose the wealthier constituent over the ‘average Joe’ (Horowitz).” It’s inevitable that the wealthy have more power, and ordering people around is better than being the angry
Living in a more developed country allows people to be more exposed to popular culture. Since the growing obsession with fame in the 90s, people have strived to be rich and famous. In this day and age, money can buy happiness. Whether showing off the latest Prada bag over social media or throwing money at a company or politician to gain favor, people use money to find their happiness.
How many “celebrities” are famous for being rich or pretty? More than there should be. For example: the Kardashians—what talents do they have besides leeching off their step-daddy’s money or leaking their own nudes? With their millions of social media followers and millions of dollars, it’s hard to see a flaw in their life when they can pay three-thousand dollars to surgically remove a pimple. “Having a sizeable nest egg can keep people from becoming lonely and sad,” says Mary Beckman, author of “When Money Matters”. In the case of the rich and famous, this is …show more content…
Luckily for the already-affluent, they can skip the earlier rungs of the ladder and land right into the big office of a company. According to Rick Horowitz, author of “Better to Be Rich, Study Suggests”, “Very wealthy people have more influence than somewhat wealthy people, who have more influence than middle-income people (Horowitz).” Being influential is extremely useful in the job area; it can get you better placements for you and even possibly your descendants. Having a higher-paying job and one that grants you power is sure to make someone happier than they would as a low-paid intern working for the higher-ups by bringing them coffee every few hours. “Our leaders are typically very busy, and if they have time to respond to only one phone message, they’ll frequently choose the wealthier constituent over the ‘average Joe’ (Horowitz).” It’s inevitable that the wealthy have more power, and ordering people around is better than being the angry