I have attempted to apply psycho-analytic theory that food, money, and sex are all the same to the unconscious mind and, as such, are interchangeable. An individual who feels short changed, can then over eat or go on a shopping spree or engage in promiscuous sex. It really doesn't matter to the individual as long as he/she expresses an excess. The unfortunae irony is that it does not solve the major problem: lack of money.
So money is a very important issue. Getting it and holding on to it (often overlooked) is a big issue.