im broke as fuck, in the sense that..all my bills are payed, i just have NO extra cash to do anything. so..i just kinda, do nothing. or what i can at least. cant tell you if im happy or not. i feel neutral.
I got a house (well, trailer), with electricity, running water, and a fridge that isn't empty. I have a vehicle that gets me from point A to point B. When I'm sick, I have insurance and can go see a doctor. I am NOT poor. I make about 30K a year working sixty hours a week, so I'm not exactly loaded. But I've known poverty, I've lived months at a time without water or power, gone hungry more nights than I can count, stayed with good friends and grandparents, slept in the bed of a pickup truck, had to wait until I was too sick to stand before going to doctor when I had appendicitis because I had no health insurance and couldn't afford it. Now, I have all my needs met, with a little leftover, and my daughter will never, ever have to go without whatever she needs. And I am most definitely happy
Im middle class and happy. I have quite alot of money i can usually buy pretty much whatever i want but its not the money that makes me happy its my beautiful girlfriend and son.
I'm extremely materialistic with the money to support my habits and hobbies. I honestly don't think I could be happy without money, but that's mostly because I'm not even happy now lol. Definitely got respect for y'all that say you're still happy even without expendable cash though.