I enjoy work as well. Eventually you will work at a job that was great, but through acquisition or whatever, it turns terrible and you will feel trapped because it pays well but the people you work for are less than ideal for many reasons.
Most of the work we have to do is not life changing or world changing, or even makes the world a slightly better place for anyone other than the ownership.
One day you might want to fully explore a new technology or framework, but your current work environment isn't interested and you aren't well versed enough, or there aren't any jobs in your area related to that technology. Spending time after work is an option, but when you get older and have a family, the harder that is.
To me money is freedom to not have to work, or be able to work on what I want to work on, explore what I want to explore, etc.
Most of the work we have to do is not life changing or world changing, or even makes the world a slightly better place for anyone other than the ownership.
One day you might want to fully explore a new technology or framework, but your current work environment isn't interested and you aren't well versed enough, or there aren't any jobs in your area related to that technology. Spending time after work is an option, but when you get older and have a family, the harder that is.
To me money is freedom to not have to work, or be able to work on what I want to work on, explore what I want to explore, etc.