HOW IMPORTANT MONEY is in people's lives??

In the old times, people just use stones for trading. I wonder sometimes how life would be if money were never invented. Life would have been simplier I guess. I hate money but the need for it is evident in all of us. It's not all important had I been single. I could do with little and still be happy. But I have kids to grow and protect. Sad to say but that fact changes the equation.

I don't know in what order money is important. It certainly is not down in the bottom, and certainly not high in the top, well it is almost high. There are some people who say friends are more important, but if I did not make any money or had enough money, my friends would be helping me out and I would perhaps deprive them of something they need. I would say that God is important, a good reputation is important, and friends and money come in the same category.