Does love or money make the world go round? What do you all think? And which one is essential to your own happines?

I gotta say love. I look forward to seeing my wife more than my paycheck.

I gotta say money. Money buys what you need. No, it can't buy love, but it can buy everything else. Then, when you don't have to worry about money, you can concentrate on love and everything will be in place.:)

I'm torn. I used to firmly believe that love makes the world go round. Because really, my relationships with my friends and family are the most important things in my life.

But lately I've been flat broke, and when you have no money, it's no fun. I keep thinking that I could go out with my friends or drive home to see my folks more often if I could afford it. I hope I'm not becoming cynical, but I'm starting to wonder whether or not money runs things.

Neither makes the world go round, learn more in physics.

I think money is important for leading a normal life. Love is different for everyone, some need it much more than others. I think I need a bunch of money, and some high quality love, not quantity. i.e.- one person that I really match up with, not a girl who works really hard to love, bla, bla, bla.

Originally posted by jwreck
I gotta say money. Money buys what you need. No, it can't buy love, but it can buy everything else. Then, when you don't have to worry about money, you can concentrate on love and everything will be in place.:)

Ah but you dont have to worry about money in the first place, you dont need a car, or a house, or fast food, or TV, or a telephone, or new clothes, or booze, or computers, or any of that silly stuff to survive. You can easily subsist on the food people throw away and get by on a part time job or shoplifting, sleep on roof tops or in a big house with a bunch of your friends, bath in public pools or the ones at hotels. If you are willing to drop out of the system and shed cetain taboos you can get by on very little cash. Humans have to take an active role to stay alive but theres no reason you NEED to slave away 40+ hours a week. Its just a matter of values and lifestyle.

Originally posted by Allegra
Does love or money make the world go round? What do you all think? And which one is essential to your own happines?
Money, most definately. Can you put love in a bank? Can you use love to buy lunch? Can you pay a mortgage with love? I don't think so!

easy.. the love of money :p

*sigh* . . . neither one. HAPPINESS (or the pursuit of) makes the world go around.

You can have love but still be miserable. You can have money, and be miserable (so they tell me . . . :D).

The key in life is making whatever you have, whether that be money, love, ambition, etc . . . , turn into happiness.

Well, I don't think either makes the world go around...but money comes the closests...given if you want to live within societal norms.

I for example am quiet fond of cars, going out places, 'luxury' so money means more to me than Cody.

But I think Dave hit the nail on the head...what makes the world go around is happiness...and for me I can't have happiness without lots of love and some (not neccessarily a lot) of money.

Originally posted by CodyChaos


Ah but you dont have to worry about money in the first place, you dont need a car, or a house, or fast food, or TV, or a telephone, or new clothes, or booze, or computers, or any of that silly stuff to survive. You can easily subsist on the food people throw away and get by on a part time job or shoplifting, sleep on roof tops or in a big house with a bunch of your friends, bath in public pools or the ones at hotels. If you are willing to drop out of the system and shed cetain taboos you can get by on very little cash. Humans have to take an active role to stay alive but theres no reason you NEED to slave away 40+ hours a week. Its just a matter of values and lifestyle.
So you think if I was a smelly, malnurished, homeless, transient, that I would find love? What about happiness? I doubt it.

hmmmm.....

I've had love....

I've had a decent amount of money (not bragging at all cause I don't any more...lol)......

One is now gone from my life.....

the other is cut in half....

I would much rather have the love back....

What makes the world go around out of the two....I think money...I think people have become that shallow in the world that it is their main focus and that love and relationships take the back seat....

Originally posted by jwreck

So you think if I was a smelly, malnurished, homeless, transient, that I would find love? What about happiness? I doubt it.

First off lack of money does not make you smelly or malnourished, there are plentry of free remedies to those problems. Secondly, I was not purposing that such a life style change would help YOU find love, but I do know people who have developed a greater love of life after abandoning the pursuit of the allmighty $. My point was simply that you dont NEED money to live a fufilling life.

I guess being a poor college kid and struggeling everyday to make ends meet with the small amount of bills I have now, I would say money though I don't think it makes happiness or can be subsituted for love but god damn it helps!

Originally posted by CodyChaos


First off lack of money does not make you smelly or malnourished, there are plentry of free remedies to those problems. Secondly, I was not purposing that such a life style change would help YOU find love, but I do know people who have developed a greater love of life after abandoning the pursuit of the allmighty $. My point was simply that you dont NEED money to live a fufilling life.
No, but it sure makes it alot easier.

Originally posted by jwreck

No, but it sure makes it alot easier.

I hate to say so Cody, but I agree that money makes things easier. Maybe not better or more fulfilling, but definitely easier. Dumpster-diving may be great fun for a certain crazy pirate, but I would much rather sit across the table from said pirate at Fred 62's and be able to pay for the meal.

Milk makes the world go round for me.


When I run out of milk I have to put the whole world on hold. :eek:

Well whether or not money makes things easier is an opinion and related to circumstance, i wasnt trying to say that money isnt usefull. I was merely pointing out that you dont necessarily NEED money or a job to be happy and survive. Though i suppose some people achieve happiness through certain material posessions.

Well, there's an old joke that money may not be able to buy love, but it sure can rent it... LOL!

Overall, I'd have to agree with Durden as far as happiness being it. If you want to limit the discussion to love or money though... Well, even though I've been burned by so many friends and family members, I guess I'm still idealistic enough to believe it's love.

If we are restricted to Love or Money:

Love. No explaination...just love.

Rayne