Whoever told you that money can buy you happiness is actually not telling you the sincere truth of life. Money is just to meet a need but happiness is what is born out of a selfless service to humanity.
If you look around you might have seen or heard stories of people with money but who lacks happiness on top of their millions. When you desire to make wealth, let it be a wealth that the end product would be a blessing to others. It is when your wealth becomes a blessing to others that you will find the true essence of happiness flowing out of you like a river of joy.
True wealth that is accumulated through transparency of hardwork, is what transcend from the owner to the other yet unborn generation. And this is done through happily sharing what the owner knows with others. When you share what you have, you create an avenue for a lastly happiness inside of you. The joy of any teacher is to see his student succeed. And that also goes for a father whose joy and happiness is to see his children outgrowth him in every area of life.
People who think money can buy them happiness are living in the past. If this is not true, then take a look around some celebrated marriages and ask yourself why such marriages fail inspite of all the money around which people would think could bring them happiness?
So many things can be fake but not with happiness. If actually you want to create happiness in your life; live a life of selfless service to humanity. When you are a blessing to others, their prayers will become a blessing to your life. And that satisfaction is what will create a true lasting happiness.