I disagree with the money = happiness theory. I USED to agree with it, but no longer. From first hand experience, you can have all the money in the world, but if you have a serious illness (not necessarily a life threatening one, but one that simply affects your quality of life), then the money does NOT contribute much to your happiness. Believe me, a well-off person dying of cancer would much rather be as poor as a church mouse but healthy. Plain and simple. Sure money can help to pay medical bills, but that's about it as far as happiness is concerned.
Just my
Cassie