In response to the OP. My ideal is really not far off what I have, a few small tweaks:
- no mortgage to pay, so all my wages were my own, not the banks
- that my visits to escorts would not put everything I have in jeopardy
- that I lived in Ireland, but with a summer!
- and finally that I lived on a quality golf course where I could play at my whim

It's the simple things that make life idyllic. When I think idyllic, it's a country valley, where the pace of life is slow and everything you need is readily accessible. Where work is required, but satisfying, and what you get from work is your own at the end of the day.

But it's certainly not chasing money for money's sake as others have said. Enjoy life, experience all you can, and keep an open mind to all of life's potential ups and downs.