One anonymous user answered this one million dollar question recently on Quora which I thought was interesting and would like to share with the other readers.
I made $15m in my mid-20s after I sold a tech startup. I talked to a lot of people about this question, and thought a lot about how to stay the same person I was before and after making money.
Here's my answer: being rich is better than not being rich, but it's not nearly as good as you imagine it is.
The answer why is a bit more complicated.
First, one of the only real things being rich gives you is that you don't have to worry about money as much anymore. There will still be some expenses that you cannot afford (and you will wish you could), but most expenses can be made without thinking about what it costs. This is definitely ......
Serendipity! Rich Man B just confirmed what I said in my article “What is one of the consequences of economic growth?”. Fourth article after his on this blog.