We Happier When We Were Skint. Episode 662

In today’s episode, Niall is joined by AJ Walsh to unpack a powerful and thought-provoking email the show received from a listener.

She and her husband were married for twenty years. By her account, it was a deeply happy marriage. They lived month to month, counted every bill, and didn’t have much left over — but they were content. Life was simple. Life was solid.

Then, three years ago, everything changed.

Her husband inherited more than €2 million from his father. Financial pressure disappeared overnight. The mortgage was cleared. The stress was gone. But slowly, so was something else. They began to drift. The shared struggle that once bonded them faded. Eventually, he had an affair. Now, their marriage is hanging by a thread.

She told us something that stopped us in our tracks:
“We were happier when we had nothing.”

Today, Niall and AJ explore the emotional and psychological impact of sudden wealth. Does money amplify who we already are? Does it remove the glue that holds relationships together? Or does it simply expose cracks that were always there?

Her question is simple — but the answer isn’t:

Does money really bring happiness?

We want to hear what you think.