The way I look at money, it's only a yucky thing because people have a slave relationship with it. Ppl use it as a measuring stick towards their own insecurities. They get trapped into lifestyles. Most must lose it all a few times to get it.
Money is just freedom credits. Freedom from fiat jail, more free time and more implementation multiplier.
It's a tool to reach escape velocity while still interfacing with THE system.
Alternatively ppl sometimes just chose to exist the system, that's also a path, but a much harder life.