The thing is that money stands for <i>everything else</i>.<p>What do you really want? Security? Money can get you that (within limits). Identity? Money can get you that, too (again, within limits). Experiences? Money can get you those (pretty much without limit). To not have to work? Money can get you that. So no matter what you want, it's pretty easy to convince yourself that you could have that, if you only had money.<p>> What amount will make you satisfied?<p>Legend says that, when asked how much it took to be satisfied, John D. Rockefeller said, "Just a little bit more". He was the first billionaire, and the richest person in his day. If it took more for him to be satisfied, well, you're never going to have enough money to get there.<p>Now, as I said, this story is legend (so far as I have been able to determine). Still, the problem is that real satisfaction doesn't come from money. The best you can hope for is to have enough to provide for your needs and at least some of your wants. That's as good as it gets, because beyond that, more money doesn't seem to increase happiness/satisfaction.