Would you rather be rich and miserable or poor and happy? Rich and miserable or Poor and happy?

Would you rather be rich and miserable or poor and happy? By Ben Laviolette 2 years ago

Rich and miserable

OR

70,342 votes
559 comments

Poor and happy

job, money, rich, people

Guys
1,045 votes

31.4%

68.6%

Girls
1,091 votes

21.2%

78.8%

Unknowns
68,206 votes

25.65%

74.35%

United States
49,996 votes

25%

75%

Canada
3,643 votes

29%

71%

United Kingdom
3,118 votes

28%

72%

Australia
2,898 votes

26%

74%

Germany
741 votes

25%

75%

Netherlands
709 votes

24%

76%

France
541 votes

31%

69%

New Zealand
450 votes

23%

77%

Ireland
410 votes

22%

78%

Norway
408 votes

26%

74%

Italy
325 votes

26%

74%

Sweden
273 votes

21%

79%

Portugal
245 votes

27%

73%

Mexico
231 votes

31%

69%

Denmark
207 votes

20%

80%

Brazil
203 votes

36%

64%

Philippines
172 votes

35%

65%

Romania
170 votes

32%

68%

Finland
163 votes

25%

75%

Singapore
161 votes

32%

68%

Croatia
147 votes

35%

65%

India
144 votes

32%

68%

Belgium
139 votes

30%

70%

Spain
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30%

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Austria
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29%

71%

Japan
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27%

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China
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16%

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Israel
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79%

Hong Kong
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27%

73%

United Arab Emirates
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25%

75%

Saudi Arabia
102 votes

27%

73%

Taiwan
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35%

65%

South Africa
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42%

58%

Switzerland
98 votes

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76%

Greece
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Puerto Rico
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76%

Malaysia
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30%

70%

Poland
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56%

South Korea
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Serbia
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Turkey
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42%

58%

Egypt
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Argentina
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27%

73%

Indonesia
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80%

Estonia
60 votes

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57%

Slovenia
56 votes

36%

64%

Czech Republic
55 votes

38%

62%

Russian Federation
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31%

69%

Colombia
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71%

Bulgaria
52 votes

27%

73%

Thailand
50 votes

28%

72%

Pakistan
47 votes

38%

62%

Iceland
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80%

Kuwait
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67%

Anonymous Proxy
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66%

Jordan
40 votes

18%

82%

Lebanon
35 votes

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66%

Chile
32 votes

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72%

Slovakia
31 votes

26%

74%

Dominican Republic
31 votes

32%

68%

Hungary
31 votes

23%

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Cyprus
31 votes

19%

81%

Jamaica
31 votes

26%

74%

Lithuania
30 votes

43%

57%

Panama
30 votes

37%

63%

Costa Rica
28 votes

21%

79%

Latvia
25 votes

48%

52%

Qatar
24 votes

21%

79%

Iran, Islamic Republic of
23 votes

52%

48%

Morocco
20 votes

60%

40%

Guam
20 votes

45%

55%

Venezuela
19 votes

32%

68%

Malta
19 votes

26%

74%

Bahamas
19 votes

32%

68%

Jersey
19 votes

26%

74%

Luxembourg
17 votes

35%

65%

Ukraine
17 votes

41%

59%

Macedonia
16 votes

19%

81%

Bahrain
16 votes

19%

81%

Netherlands Antilles
15 votes

87%

Georgia
15 votes

27%

73%

Trinidad and Tobago
14 votes

21%

79%

Peru
13 votes

46%

54%

Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 votes

31%

69%

Guatemala
13 votes

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69%

Kenya
13 votes

38%

62%

Vietnam
11 votes

36%

64%

Isle of Man
11 votes

45%

55%

Honduras
11 votes

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73%

Barbados
11 votes

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Nepal
10 votes

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80%

Ecuador
9 votes

33%

67%

Mongolia
9 votes

56%

44%

Palestinian Territory
8 votes

87%

Mauritius
8 votes

38%

62%

Cayman Islands
8 votes

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75%

Sri Lanka
7 votes

57%

43%

Faroe Islands
6 votes

100%

Nigeria
6 votes

67%

33%

Bolivia
6 votes

33%

67%

Virgin Islands, U.S.
6 votes

17%

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Aruba
6 votes

50%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6 votes

50%

Bangladesh
6 votes

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67%

Brunei Darussalam
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Albania
6 votes

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Montenegro
6 votes

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Uganda
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Maldives
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60%

Bermuda
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Suriname
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20%

Gibraltar
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Paraguay
5 votes

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60%

Europe
5 votes

80%

20%

Afghanistan
4 votes

100%

Tunisia
4 votes

50%

Mariana Islands
4 votes

25%

75%

Guernsey
4 votes

100%

Guyana
4 votes

75%

25%

Algeria
4 votes

25%

75%

Cambodia
4 votes

100%

Antigua and Barbuda
4 votes

100%

Sudan
3 votes

100%

Uruguay
3 votes

100%

Belarus
3 votes

33%

67%

El Salvador
3 votes

33%

67%

Satellite Provider
3 votes

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33%

Armenia
3 votes

67%

33%

Dominica
3 votes

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67%

Tanzania, United Republic of
3 votes

100%

Reunion
3 votes

100%

Madagascar
3 votes

67%

33%

Ghana
3 votes

33%

67%

Oman
2 votes

50%

Kazakhstan
2 votes

100%

Saint Lucia
2 votes

50%

Montserrat
2 votes

100%

Fiji
2 votes

100%

Nicaragua
2 votes

50%

Azerbaijan
2 votes

50%

Belize
2 votes

50%

Grenada
2 votes

50%

Namibia
2 votes

100%

Iraq
1 vote

100%

Liechtenstein
1 vote

100%

Turks and Caicos Islands
1 vote

100%

Anguilla
1 vote

100%

Gabon
1 vote

100%

French Polynesia
1 vote

100%

Syrian Arab Republic
1 vote

100%

Asia/Pacific Region
1 vote

100%

Aland Islands
1 vote

100%

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1 vote

100%

Tajikistan
1 vote

100%

Haiti
1 vote

100%

Mozambique
1 vote

100%

Botswana
1 vote

100%

Cape Verde
1 vote

100%

Myanmar
1 vote

100%

Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 vote

100%

Yemen
1 vote

100%

Greenland
1 vote

100%

Sierra Leone
1 vote

100%

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guest from Ontario, Canada 1 year ago:

Money CAN buy happiness.
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guest from Pennsylvania, United States 1 year ago:

who is rich and miserable plz tell me.
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guest from Iowa, United States 9 hours ago:

What counts as poor?
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chelseat Female Silver Medal from Utah, United States 4 days ago:

how can you be rich and miserable buy friends or some sh*t
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guest from Georgia, United States 1 week ago:

Well it says im happy so...
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bobl Male Gold Medal Bronze Trophy Super Star from Virginia, United States 1 week ago:

be miserable or be happy...easy choice
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guest from New Jersey, United States 1 week ago:

idk
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guest from Minnesota, United States 3 weeks ago:

MONEY IN MY MOUTH
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guest from Wisconsin, United States 1 month ago:

they say money cant buy happiness, but it can buy alotta sh*t that makes me happy
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guest from Georgia, United States 1 month ago:

Already rich and miserable, and let me tell you, IT ROCKS. Money can buy happiness, ever heard of anti-depressants?
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guest from Western Australia, Australia 1 month ago:

Who the heck would be happy if they were poor?
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guest from Rhode Island, United States 1 month ago:

key word is happy
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therattylover Silver Medal from Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom 1 month ago:

it
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therattylover Silver Medal from Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom 1 month ago:

No i cant
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guest from California, United States 1 month ago:

already miserable, might as well be rich
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guest from Indiana, United States 1 month ago:

cant it be middle class and happy
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guest from Alabama, United States 1 month ago:

Miserable rich people have the lamest problems
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guest from Minnesota, United States 1 month ago:

I'd get happier.
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guest from Washington, United States 1 month ago:

aka Dr. house or a guy/girl on drugs
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guest from Ohio, United States 1 month ago:

Money may not buy happiness. But I'd much rather cry in a mansionXD
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guest from Texas, United States 1 month ago:

I'd rather be sad in my Lamborghini
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guest from California, United States 1 month ago:

Hgt
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guest from Texas, United States 1 month ago:

Money won't give you happiness. It gives the illusion of happiness in peoples mind.
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guest from Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium 1 month ago:

Happiness is my currency
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guest from Missouri, United States 1 month ago:

Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop.
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guest from California, United States 1 month ago:

Rich AND miserable.. No loopholes!!
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darkgryffon Bronze Medal from Ontario, Canada 2 months ago:

niether :/.....this is over done
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

poor and happy
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jeffp Male from Pennsylvania, United States 2 months ago:

"They say money can't buy happiness... Really? Money can't buy happiness? Money can buy a waverunner. Try to frown on a waverunner." -Daniel Tosh
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nicholasb Male Bronze Medal from Tasmania, Australia 2 months ago:

I am pretty sure I can make myself happy with 1 billion dollars
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guest from Texas, United States 2 months ago:

poor and happy
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guest from Manitoba, Canada 2 months ago:

I'd rather cry in a mansion
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guest from Victoria, Australia 2 months ago:

money cant buy happiness it just makes misery easier to deal with
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PurpleSara Female from Yamaguchi, Japan 3 months ago:

I'd be rich in Christ instead.
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guest from New York, United States 3 months ago:

you can un-miserable yourself by meeting some friends..
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guest from Louisiana, United States 3 months ago:

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys jetskis.
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guest 3 months ago:

I'll be happy with unlimited food and Internet so....
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guest from Washington, United States 3 months ago:

GOD BLESSES THE POOR
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guest from Plovdiv, Bulgaria 3 months ago:

I'm already miserable
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guest from California, United States 3 months ago:

if i was rich i wouldnt be miserable and if i was poor i wouldnt be happy
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guest from the United States 3 months ago:

Money CAN'T buy happiness
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guest from Missouri, United States 3 months ago:

Who can be miserable when rich
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guest from Kentucky, United States 3 months ago:

Happiness over money
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guest from the United Kingdom 3 months ago:

All the people that sed poor and happy u no ur lying
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johnm3 Male Bronze Medal from California, United States 3 months ago:

how...like how..like...no really like how no no no no really how....like how....this is is nessary how...u rich and u miserable.....
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guest from Utrecht, Netherlands 3 months ago:

Rich, i would rather cry on my yacht
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jailyn Female Silver Medal Super Star from Massachusetts, United States 3 months ago:

Marry a rich person
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guest from the United States 3 months ago:

No money can NOT buy happiness
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guest from the United States 4 months ago:

How can u be miserable if ur rich
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pinkie-kirkland Silver Medal from Ohio, United States 4 months ago:

money cant buy happiness, unless you are a shelfish twat
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guest from Virginia, United States 4 months ago:

MoneyCAN'T buy happiness or friends you dummy
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guest from Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic 4 months ago:

Poor and happy
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guest from Arizona, United States 4 months ago:

Have you ever seen a miserable person on a jet ski?
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guest from New York, United States 4 months ago:

Money can buy me games, which is happiness.
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guest from Georgia, United States 4 months ago:

How the hell can you be rich yet miserable?
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guest from Texas, United States 4 months ago:

id rather cry in a ferari
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guest from Alberta, Canada 4 months ago:

it doesnt say you cant get friends and be happy
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guest from California, United States 5 months ago:

How can you be rich AND miserable?
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guest from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5 months ago:

It's easier to be miserable crying on a first class yacht.
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guest from Missouri, United States 5 months ago:

i wont be miserable if im rich
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guest from Missouri, United States 5 months ago:

Happyness is all u need in ur life :D
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guest from Michigan, United States 5 months ago:

rich and miserable shouldnt even be in the same sentence
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guest from New Hampshire, United States 5 months ago:

The whole point of being rich is to be happy, so...
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rlaekdms Silver Medal Super Star from Texas, United States 5 months ago:

But what if being poor will NOT make me happy.
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jakeg Bronze Medal Gold Trophy Blue Star Silver Crown from Michigan, United States 5 months ago:

Money is everything.
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guest from West Sussex, United Kingdom 5 months ago:

i meant 2 say poor and Happy
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guest from Michigan, United States 5 months ago:

Money cant buy happiness
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guest from Virginia, United States 5 months ago:

Poor = dead rich = €$€$€$$$$€$$$$$ and a shot load more of other stuff
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lelands Male Silver Medal Super Star from Michigan, United States 6 months ago:

First ever Rrather Question!!!
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guest from Kentucky, United States 6 months ago:

get rich. period
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guest from Maine, United States 6 months ago:

Money can't buy happiness idiots
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guest from Indiana, United States 6 months ago:

Rich
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guest from Lombardia, Italy 6 months ago:

HOW CAN YOU BE HAPPY WITH BEING POOR
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guest from North Carolina, United States 6 months ago:

that's the plan!
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guest from Michigan, United States 6 months ago:

no it cant buy happyness
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guest from Michigan, United States 6 months ago:

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guest from Pennsylvania, United States 6 months ago:

money makes you happy