For me it seems the money is the root of many problems...
During my childhood, in the 80's, my country was in an economical crisis. My father worked by himself as boat designer, but that time nobody had money to make boats, so he had very few work. And of couse, very few money too. Some extreme days, we only ate because my neighbour gave us some food from her.
My mom could have decided to start working, instead staying home and raising me and my sister. But she prefered not. She thought it was more important to be raising us, personally, even through poverty times, than give us a 'better' life with more money, but without her at our side.
I greatly admire her for it. Now im a well raised man, thanks very much to her. We had difficult times, of course, but i see money is not everything. I think she did the right choice. Maybe the love of the money is what is making the society go downwards...