Money is important, yes, but it’s not everything. Some people get real defensive–usually covering their own insecurity. The trouble with material things is huge ASSUMPTIONS,, we perceive and even worse, buy into mere fiction, and develop this, “They have money, their lives must be perfect, they get whatever they want.” I know some millionaires (some of which are money elitists) many of these things on here are things they lack and often wish they had. It’s kind of sad really, they grow up not knowing how the real world works and fall so terribly hard, I’ve seen it. Nearly all outside relationships they get into someone wants something from them. Net worth and Trust Funds ARE NOT invincible or immunity to poverty, plenty of riches to rags stories out there.