Essay - Can money make people happy? Detailed topic: Some people say the main way to be happy in life is to have a lot of money. How might having a lot of money make people happy? What other things in life can make people happy? Content: Many people think that having a lot of money is important to live a happy life. I think there are two reasons why money can make people happy. First, we can buy almost all physical stuff we desired if we have as much money as possible. We usually need to work hard for quite a long period of time to have enough money for some very expensive items. For example, to purchase a self-owned house or apartment has often been set as a goal or a milestone in many people’s life. Second, we can use money to purchase services which we do not want to do them ourselves, then get more free time to focus on what we are really fond of. For example, we can pay more to take a taxi instead of a bus to get a better quality of time while traveling. We can hire someone to wait in queue for our take-out meals, also to deliver us the meals. However, there are some certain things that cannot be bought by money. I remembered that when I was a university student I did not have that much money but plenty of time, so I always chose to do all the things by myself as well as the cheapest transportation method for travel. At that time, I spent many days painting my newly-rented apartment, I was tired but I did feel calm and happy from the creative process. Foremost, surrounded ourselves by love ones can make us happy without having a lot of money.