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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The friends who I thought were on the same playing field as us are suddenly receiving inheritances and it shows. They're using that money to buy investment properties, Peletons or what have you. I hate to admit but I am green with envy. Both DH and I come from poor stock.  [/quote]

You might want to rethink that envy.  We know a couple who received a large sum when the husband's mother passed.  The wife bought a high end new vehicle, made upgrades to the house, etc.  She's still one of the unhappiest women we know.  Monetary things do not equal happiness.  If you're happy already then sure, money makes life easier in some ways.  If you're the type of person who looks for happiness outside of yourself and is never really satisfied for long all of the money in the world isn't going to fix that.  Shift your focus on what you do have--hopefully things like a good marriage, lots of friends, your health....[/quote]

I respect the spirit of where this post is coming from, but I disagree strongly. Money does buy happiness; indeed it is absolutely essential (especially in America). What does it buy? 
- a neighborhood your where your child can walk down the street without fear of being gunned down
- healthy, nutritious meals and fruits and vegetables 
- alleviation of oppressive stress that you might lose your mortgage or not be able to make your rent payment and be kicked out in the street - just check out the surging homelessness in every expensive west coast city - many of those people simply lost their job and ended up in the streets or in an RV parked by the road
- peace of mind that your spouse's car won't break down on a dark street far from home as she is coming back from work, or all-wheel drive to get through the ice and snow
- quality end of life and - in general - health care for aging parents
- decent education for your children
- all the other things that make life worth living - leisure, ease, music and art (creating and enjoying), languages, foreign travel, time/travel to visit loved ones and grandparents 
- preventative health care to maximize chances you can live a long life (mammograms, x-rays, physicals - catching cancer before it is advanced)[/quote]

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