There is absolutely no excuse for allowing an imperfect life to remain the way it is. Life is what you make of it - if you want to live the perfect life, just get up, dig in and live it. Some people have to fight harder than others, but i will openly despise anyone who does't have the guts to consider himself capable of making a change. You ARE capable! No matter who or what you are, no matter what position you are in at this very moment.
YES YOU CAN!
Money can equal happiness, for the reason that it eliminates problems you would have without it and empowers you to provide aid for the poor, therefore solve problems for others as well. If not the first, the latter is bound to make any good