To think people who say “money doesn’t buy happiness” have never had real money?

I think if someone struggles with mental health then being rich won't solve that. True happiness comes from within. If money was the answer rich people wouldn't commit suicide.

Money buys choice, and insulates from a lot of worry. However, I think that while many people feel that money would solve many of their problems, for a lot of people, they would just end up creating different ones: most people’s lifestyles escalate in line with their incomes and the escalation brings with it new, other things to worry about or feel dissatisfied with. If that weren’t the case, there wouldn’t be any unhappy, stressed, or depressed people above a certain income level.

So money won’t necessarily make you happy, but it’ll sure as shit make your misery more comfortable.
This quote underestimates the sheer mental strain that poverty brings with it, remove that and a lot of people would be a lot healthier mentally. Happier? Possibly.

I hear well off people saying this but they don’t mean being poor. They mean, once you have a base level of money/comfort, additional ££££ doesn’t buy happiness.

Also, you can have all the money in the world but that doesn’t make you immune to tragedy. I think of the Goldsmiths losing their daughter in a quad bike accident. No amount of money would have made them happy the day they were given that life changing news. I would rather have less money than lose a child.

It depends what their definition of happiness is - healthy family, love, etc. Thats what they mean. Money gives options and helps relieve a lot of worry/stress so in that sense, it can. Its a phrase open to everyone's interpretation.
If I was a billionaire I would probably be unhappy if I was single, no friends and no children so in that sense; money cannot buy you happiness.
If I had all the above but was wealthy versus all the above and poor then yes I would be far happier with more money.

Better to be miserable in comfort, at the very least

It does.
Of course if there is something wrong/missing from your life that money can't fix then its true BUT being sad and rich is being betteer than being sad and poor.
Money fixes most problems or at least make sthem easier to bear.

I’m always very happy when I have money 😀

I agree too. I grew really quite poor and it wasn’t much fun tbh. Yes, we made the most of it but having more money would have made life easier and led to increased happiness.

i accept that things happen which means that people with money aren’t immune to unhappiness but money goes a long way in helping ease the everyday burdens.

I also think money/ happiness is relative - you get used to having it quickly and your everyday gripes change so the hum drum is still there - it’s just different issues causing it.

Is it weird or is it a way of accepting their situation and trying to spin it into a positive? It’s unsurprising, IMO. Of course life’s struggles often could be eliminated or alleviated by money.

Money could 100% buy me happiness. A big house, holidays, better health care, just the feeling of being more secure. Less worries about the future. This saying has never made sense to me.

Agreed. I have been Rich and I have been poor, rich was better.