This is all life is. We get excited about a new movie. Worse, we wait for years for a movie that will at best repeat what we have seen before.
Money is nothing but stored potential.
It is the potential to do something with it. Perhaps other people's work is stored in the value of the money. For instance, people at any station in life have to submit to its rules and conformities. These rules can manifest themselves in the form of social obligations and dress codes. People compare themselves to their surroundings, being happy if they are above it.