Most people dream of having lots of money to afford everything they desire. But, can money buy happiness?Certainly not! Money can’t buy happiness. —— An old answer Money can buy books but not knowledge; food but not appetite; finery but not beauty; a house but not a home; a bed but not sleep; a clock but not time; medicine but not health; amusements but not happiness. So money can’t buy everything, especially not happiness.But sometimes money does buy happiness! —— A new answer Money can buy happiness, but only when you spend it on someone else. A recent experiment has shown this good side of money. Usually, people think that spending money on themselves will make them happy. However, in fact, most people become happier when they spend it on others. People derive much pleasure from interacting with others. For example, if the first thing a lottery winner does is to quit his job and move into a fabulous but isolated place, he will become depressed. So even if you spend as little as $5 a day on someone else, that will be enough to produce more real happiness.