Happiness is about being contented.
Everything else is relative.

When it comes to money,
You can either tag your happiness towards a certain 'price tag' and try to chase that,
or you can be happy just by being contented with what you have.

To put into perspective,
I know a scary smart person, maybe even a genius.
But hes an underachiever by choice, because he dislike expectations.

He lives a very modest life as a repairman, and most ppl will get fooled by his appearance.
Money is never a problem for him cos he doesnt want expensive things.
But anytime he does want something luxurious or his mother want them,
he'll always think of a way to get money with a project or two.
The things ppl always bring up is why didnt he further his studies, get high paying jobs or even be his own boss doing business (cos he clearly can)

Hes always reading, thats how he gets his life fulfilled.

I mean I have mad respect for the man, but I think most ppl would want to achieve something with their lives.
Hes just an extreme case of a person being contented even tho ppl around him can clearly see he can have so much more in life.


To cut things short,
whenever I feel like my happiness is "tied" to something,
I think about how happy he is with his life and I try to emulate that.


Happiness is a state of mind that can be achieved with either:
A. material things
B. with your own mental prowess


You can be happy WHILE you climb. Its not mutually exclusive.
Always try to be happy, and try to get rich too if you can!