Money Can't Buy Happiness But It Can Make Life Easier

Julie Murphy • January 13, 2022

We’ve all heard the saying ‘money can’t buy happiness’ but if you get really honest with yourself, having a healthy relationship with money in addition to financial options that allow you to freely make choices can certainly make life easier. In this article, I’m going to look at the idea of money and happiness and how it can be linked.

This can apply to everyone - no matter what your financial situation right now.

It’s already being proven that prioritizing making money over time can lead to feelings of unhappiness and dissatisfaction. There are plenty of stories of multi-millionaires who have tirelessly worked to gain financial success, but have ended up burnt out, lonely or with a mountain of health issues as a consequence. That definitely isn’t happiness or an easy life!

The main factors that contribute to money and the joy you get from it are how you spend, save, and think about money. It isn’t simply about spinning your wheels to increase the number in your bank account.

Why Saving Can Make Life Better

It’s not going to make you feel good to dread every time you check your bank account and then see a low number. Prioritizing building up even a small amount of savings or reserve funds can make a profound difference and heighten your sense of security.

I speak a lot about ways to save money on my YouTube channel so make sure you check out my videos. It’s important to save in a way that feels expansive. If you’re looking to work on building up your savings account or pay off debt, think about what expense you’re paying for now that isn’t aligned with a soul desire and if that expense is truly making you happy. If it isn’t, approach it like an experiment and see how going without it for a week makes you feel.

If you find it does make you happy or makes your life easier, then you’ll know you can enjoy it without berating yourself and try the experiment on another expense instead. I can assure you, you’ll soon find ways to reduce your expenses and build your savings account, leading to a rise in those feel-good emotions!

Why Having Money Can Buy Time

One of the main ways in which money can make your life easier is that it enables you to buy more free time. Whilst having someone to help clean a home might seem indulgent to one person, to another it can allow them to spend extra time with their children, work on a passive income project or just have a few hours to relax! Evidence has shown that having the money available to buy time as opposed to a material good can lead to a boost in happiness, wellbeing and it can lower stress levels due to the feeling of time-pressure being lifted.

Money Allows you to Have Experiences

It’s no fun not having money available to go and do things that will create memories. Happiness is linked to what experiences you choose to spend on as opposed to material objects. No matter how much stuff you have, there will always be a new gadget, car or piece of designer clothing that will quickly dampen how good you feel about what you already own. However, you simply can’t replace that feeling you got from a trip to Paris, a meal with friends where you enjoyed the most delicious food and laughed until 2am or seeing your favourite band in concert.

Having money to spend on memories that won’t depreciate – even inexpensive ones, definitely creates a rich, happy life.

Money Allows you to Invest in Yourself and Others

Happiness and feeling good about ourselves often comes when we’re growing as people. Having money reduces that feeling of stagnancy because we can make investment choices that will either forward us in our skills, personal development, health, career or business. It can also help us to build real wealth and benefit from the satisfaction that comes with that. Life is better and easier when we’re able to make these investment choices.

Being able to contribute to investing in others can also lead to a huge rise in happiness. How good would it feel to be able to donate every month to a cause you feel passionate about or to invest in a business or project that’s completely aligned to a heart desire?

You can also experience this on a smaller scale. Try spending $10 on someone else today. This can be a donation, buying a friend or family member a small gift or helping out a stranger in need. I’m not suggesting you start giving away all your money, but notice how energetically it makes you feel when you give to others. That energy is powerful and as everything is energy, when you’re vibrating on that level, it’s going to come back to you. The universe has a wonderful way of rewarding us when we selflessly give to others!

Indeed, money can’t buy happiness but it can buy flexibility, security, memories, time, the power of choice and the ability to help others. It’s how you choose to see, spend and save money energetically that can really increase your feelings of happiness, self-worth and satisfaction.

< Older Post

Newer Post >

Share Blog On Social

A woman is smiling while money is falling around her.

A book titled the spiritual laws of money

Get it NOW!

Recent Blogs

How to End the Year Like the Wealthy Do

By Julie Murphy • December 10, 2025

Reset Your Money Energy for 2026 Every December, we all feel that pull, the desire to “be better with money next year.” But here’s the secret I’ve seen again and again after nearly three decades of walking alongside people from all walks of life: Financially wealthy people don’t just plan their next year — they energetically complete the one they’re leaving. They close loops. They clear emotional residue. They realign their energy field before they set a single goal. And you can absolutely do the same. As I share in The Emotion Behind Money , wealth is never created by logic alone. It comes from managing the emotions behind your money and understanding that money itself is energy. And in Awaken Your Wealth , I remind readers that energetic shifts begin when you consciously picture yourself stepping into a new reality, while compassionately acknowledging the one you’re standing in now. So let’s walk through the simple year-end process I teach my clients — one that spiritually, emotionally, and financially resets your money field for a powerful 2026. 1. Review Your 2025 Wins & Losses With Compassion Before you step into the new year, look back with the most loving, nonjudgmental eyes possible. I call it neutral observation . Wealthy people don’t spiral into shame when something didn’t go perfectly. They get curious. Ask yourself: Where did I expand financially this year? Where did I contract emotionally or economically? What choices were truly aligned with my values? Which ones came from fear, scarcity, or old patterns? In Awaken Your Wealth , the “Accepting Reality and Awakening” step of PACT teaches that awareness without judgment is how we break old money patterns for good. So breathe. Notice. Write it down. No shame. No spiral. Just truth. 2. Forgive Any Money Mistakes Here’s a truth most people never consider: Every financial mistake carries emotional weight and emotional weight blocks money flow. From my work in The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money , we know that your heart’s energy is more powerful than your brain’s logic, and intention is what redirects energy back into alignment. Forgiveness, of yourself, your past self, or others involved, releases stagnant money energy. Try this: Write down any money decisions from 2025 that still feel heavy. Place your hand on your heart. Say: "I forgive the version of me who made this choice. She/he did the best they could with what they knew at the time.” Forgiveness isn’t about letting mistakes slide. It’s about resetting your emotional money field so you can co-create something new. 3. Create an Energetic Closing Ceremony for the Year This is where wealthy people truly separate themselves; they honor the transition. You can create your own year-end ceremony using whatever resonates from your spiritual toolkit. Here are a few ideas inspired by the intention-setting and clearing practices throughout my work: Light a candle Symbolize releasing the old year and calling in the new. Write a “completion list” Include everything you’re ready to release: debts you’re no longer carrying shame over, relationships you’re energetically cutting cords from, patterns you’re finished reenacting. Burn or bury the list This physical act tells the Universe: “I’m done living from this version of myself.” In The Emotion Behind Money , we explore how inherited beliefs and emotional patterns repeat until they are consciously released. This ceremony is your line in the sand. End with intention Close with one powerful intention for 2026, aligned from your heart: “I choose a new flow of abundance.” “I trust that money comes to me with ease.” “I allow myself to receive the wealth I’ve been working toward.” As The 4 Spiritual Laws of Money reminds us: “The Universe responds to action.” Your ceremony is your spiritual action. Ready to Step Into 2026 Aligned, Clear & Empowered? If you’re craving deeper support with your financial reset, join me for my Emotions Behind Money Workshop in January. If you’ve been feeling the nudge to recalibrate your relationship with money, this is your moment. Let’s make 2026 the year your inner wealth and your financial reality finally match. You deserve abundance and you’re closer than you think. With love, alignment & a whole lot of possibility, Julie ✨