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🗓️ 19 November 2025
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Can money really make you happier, or does it just make life easier? Darren Hardy examines this age-old question with humor, insight, and data-driven perspective—challenging assumptions on wealth, comfort, and true fulfillment. What he is about to discuss might just change how you measure success and satisfaction.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Darren Daly on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day. |
| 0:07.3 | Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy. |
| 0:13.5 | All right, let's settle the age-old question. |
| 0:16.5 | Does money make you happier? |
| 0:18.7 | I say, it depends. |
| 0:20.4 | It depends on who you ask. Ask somebody without much money, and they I say, it depends. It depends on who you ask. |
| 0:21.6 | Ask somebody without much money, and they will say, |
| 0:24.6 | Hell yeah, it does. |
| 0:25.6 | Ask somebody with money and feels guilty about it, and they will say, no, money does it |
| 0:30.6 | make you happy. |
| 0:31.6 | Ask somebody with money who is comfortable with themselves, and they will say, |
| 0:35.6 | yeah, to a point. |
| 0:38.1 | You see, it's a complex topic because perspective shapes reality. |
| 0:42.0 | The person without much money will feel like those with money don't understand the difficulties |
| 0:47.9 | of life when paying the bills is an everyday stressor. |
| 0:51.5 | And the person with money will insist that their pains and problems are just as real, |
| 0:56.7 | albeit different than those without greater means. The question isn't whether having more money |
| 1:02.3 | eliminates certain problems. It undoubtedly does. Money is a privilege, whether earned or inherited, |
| 1:07.4 | and that means less stress. That's not debatable. But does having money mean you'll be |
| 1:12.5 | happier? This is where it gets a little bit muddled. From a scientific lens, the data is mixed. |
| 1:18.3 | Years ago, research suggested that money doesn't make you happier beyond earning $75,000 a year. |
| 1:24.2 | A new study says the tet number is now $200,000 per year. And certain people seem to get |
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