This is a very legitimate question and it's disappointing to see it modded down. The people in our industry who only care about the money have names like Balmer and Ellison. Are they running the kinds of businesses that people here aspire to? Do you look to these people as your inspiration? How boring.
Being happy won't buy a car, a house, health care for you and your family, happy won't buy vacations or trips (though they in turn do buy more happy & health), etc.
I've always been wildly successful at my goal - which was to be happy.