#Who said power to the people how to#

The final years of her life were filled with illness, personal problems, and an overall poor reputation. As an adult, she might have made it as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and had an estimated net worth of $27 million, but continued to be sad despite her fortune: she was married three times, but all three marriages ended in divorce. In fact, her life was quite difficult from the onset: she didn’t have a father and had a mentally unstable mother, then she grew up in foster homes, and as a teenager was reportedly sexually assaulted. Many of her biographers have written that Monroe had psychological issues and found it difficult to cope with fame. However, by most accounts, the beautiful blonde had a sad, if not disturbing, private life. Perhaps no one is a bigger Hollywood legend than Marilyn Monroe, one of the 20th century’s biggest sex symbols and one of the most iconic figures in American culture.

Here are some people, from celebrities to business tycoons, to royalty and wealthy heirs and heiresses, who discovered the hard way that fortune and success doesn’t always lead to happiness. As a result, even those who are filthy rich have problems just like anyone else. Many wealthy people have battled with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or have suffered from poor relationships (or lack of any real relationships) in their lives. Sadly, money also cannot buy a cure for everything.

#Who said power to the people how to#

If anything, money can complicate lives beyond a point that most human beings, wealthy or not, know how to deal with. While it’s nice to have enough money to cover everyday life expenses, it seems that excess wealth can’t – and doesn’t - always buy people out of all of their problems.

After all, how amazing would it be to have all of your basic needs met, and then plenty of spare change left over for the shiniest cars, first-class vacations, a designer wardrobe and enough cash to buy your way into any event, party, restaurant or exclusive location in the world? Most people imagine their lives would be better with endless wealth.