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Money doesn't always mean that you're happy. If you don't believe me, then just pick up a copy of The Great Gatsby and read it. It might not seem like the author is making an argument, but every piece of writing makes an argument because it's telling you something that you may or may not have known previously. 

The Great Gatsby is about a rich man by the name of, you guessed it, Gatsby. He lives in a huge house, no, I'd call it a mansion, and throws big parties on a regular basis. Everybody knows of him, and a lot of people like him, but he's still not that happy. He's in love with a girl, Daisy. Daisy also lives a "good life", with a "good family". Her family would be good if her husband wasn't cheating on her (and to make matters worse, he brags about it to his friends) and if she knew her child. Nontheless, she has quite a bit of money, so that automatically means that she's happy. Right?

Wrong.

Fitzgerald brings the point across very clearly that you can be the richest person alive and still have something missing in your life.