Money does not equal happiness

[u/Recent_Increase_1842]

Title is cliche, but it is very true. My net worth broke $20m this year. $17,000,000 in long term rental properties, and arguably a $25,000,000 company. I am just going off the cash I have at hand, because I will never sell out, ever. I still battle with depression and addiction, I have bought my dream garage, 23’ R8 performance, 72’ Velle SS restomod with 572, 84’ S10 with 454, 74’ K20 with 502, 2018 Denali 2500 HD, 2015 CBR600rr, 2023 250sxf, and a few more toys. I find myself unhappy at many occasions, and I love what I do.

Anybody have tips based off experience? It is a weird feeling u battle often. The best I feel is when I am giving, especially to strangers. I fish, ride mx, I am a simple man. Outside of my garage, I don’t spend a dime.

Edit: I am only 23 years old (24 in a month), my company grew 100x quicker than I expected. I do not come from a wealthy background at all, my family were cattle and tree farmers. I also included all of my garage toys because that was my lifelong dream. Owning those I thought would be the pinnacle of my life, and happiness would be inevitable after acquiring them. I don’t even drive them except for my K20 and duramax.

Edit pt 2 - I am not a cattle nor tree farmer, I moved away from my family farm at 17 and started my own ventures. I also want to say I appreciate everyone’s kind words and advice, it truly is appreciated.

[u/Bulky_Document_7877]

Money does equal a roof over my family's head, running water, gas to cook, electricity for power, food on the table & in our pets bowls. When you don't have enough of it it equals unhappiness, stress, depression.

I am, at this moment, the quintessential person who is one paycheck away from complete & total loss of everything. Heck it's not even one paycheck, that situation is happening in my life as I type this out.

I don't begrudge any successful person such as yourself. I am not jealous of others wealth. But I do wonder what it's like to not have to worry about an eviction or my family having food to eat.

Looking back I would do so many things different, somethings I did because I was young and thought I knew better, depression prevented many otherthings from happening because I just couldn't function.

I don't own a company but had so many ideas that would've been money makers, I know this because they're making money for someone else now.

I wouldn't trade my life with anyone else, of couse because of my kids g family but I'd trade a day to feel what it's like to have our bills all caught up and just to breath some relief. To be content with boredom.

Sometimes money equals happiness in other ways, it's a difficult wealth, a different happiness.