Are you really that shallow and unthinking? Money isn't the end, for most people in this world, it's just a means to any of several ends. The man, a husband and father, who can no longer support his family because he's lost his job (and therefore his income) is not bereft by the loss of money -- he's bereft by the loss of his ability to do what he feels he needs to for his family. That sort of thing hurts people deeply, but it has nothing to do with money being "sacred."
A man (or at least a man as I see them) has a deep need to feel that he is doing what he must to siupport his family. Many good men can cope with the loss of dignity of losing a high-paying job, and having to take a lower-paying one, so long as they can continue to do that. They can live with no longer being the boss, and now just being a lowly worker, so long as they can be the breadwinner for their family. Many who immigrate to new countries go from being doctors and lawyers and scientists and financiers -- to become taxi drivers and store clerks. But they can maintain their dignity by still doing those jobs to the best of their abilities, and continuing to support their families.
So you are wrong -- it's not the "money." Yes, that would be an idol, and there are too many around the world who worship only that idol. But it is not the vast majority of decent people simply trying to do what is right and keep their families going.