Sometimes money can buy happiness. Sometimes happiness can be acquired without money. Maybe the question should be: Should we pursue money to achieve happiness? Perhaps, the question should be: Should we pursue happiness independently of money?
In the old days, they would indicate that one should find something that one likes to do (happiness?) that also allows one to earn a living (to live?).
Example: A boy sees a man working hard in making a carving, and the boy comments, "I'd never work so hard for my living!" The man's reply, "I've never worked a day in may life."