The Stress Of Too Much Money: Loss Of Happiness

The stress of too much money Name Institution Date The stress of too much money I have always wondered how much money one should have to be happy. My grandfather once told me that money is like fire, it depends on how you handle it. Money can warm your feet or burn your socks. I didn't quite understand this saying, out of experience, I have come to learn that too much money results to stress, isolation and distrust (Wood, 2011). The irony of life is that as much as we struggle to work long hours to provide for our families, we easily lose happiness in the process of acquiring money. People take up extra jobs assuming that having a lot of money is enough to make them happy. Like everyone, I have always dreamt of being rich, I have always dreamt of having a big house, fancy car and going for long vacations. I am...