Money makes the world go round. Without money you cannot buy a house, clothes, food, and other
necessities. Unless you make your own things and grow/hunt your own food, but that's pretty much
uncommon in the majority of America.
Admittedly, it is not the ultimate objective, but isn't happiness and content that objective, and how can you be content if you cannot even afford the bare essentials by striving to gain a necessary salary??????