The more wealth you have, the more of it you’ll make. There is something that is called “the poverty tax”. What this means is that poor people are often penalized for being poor. Some things cost more if you buy less of them. Even bank accounts and saving accounts tend to have better benefits when you pay more for them. But getting to that point is difficult for a lot of people.

One of the biggest “poverty taxes” is rent. When you rent a home, you are spending money you’ll never get back and all you’re getting is monthly accommodation. But if you buy a home, not only do you get to have accommodation, but you are investing in something you own, and if you invest it wisely, you can actually end up with more money than you spent. So In the long run you essentially live for free plus make money out of it. But the initial cost of buying a home is something many people can’t afford.

Poverty is a trap, a cycle. When you are in it, it’s difficult to get out. There are so many things that push you back. When you reach a certain point of wealth, your money starts working for you. This is called passive income. Once you reach that point, you don’t have to think as much about where your money comes from.

The end result is that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And the only way out of poverty is to obsess over every last penny and where it goes. Your friend might have had a boring life, but having a boring life for a while probably helped him out of the cycle of poverty. Getting out of that cycle is one of the best things anyone can do for themselves, even if it requires a lot of initial sacrifices.

I agree with you @Florian. I once wrote in one of your posts that man doesn’t know where will he/she leave this life, so how can we allow to deprive ourselves from the pleasures of life.

Money is not a goal that we need to save but  it is a mean to facilitate our life.