Is True Happiness Contingent Upon the Amount in Your Bank Account?

The question remains: does money buy happiness? More than a third of Americans say yes. While only 23% of baby boomers and 27% of Gen X feel this is so, 50% of Gen Z and 45% of millennials believe it to be true.

Almost two-thirds of Americans say that the primary source of their stress is finances, so less financial stress would likely increase happiness, but attitudes and behaviors need to change. Forty-six percent of millennials believe that money is more important than what they are passionate about, and 41% believe that their financial health is more vital than their personal health.