Don't make such a big deal out of it. That's a message a lot of us need to hear from time to time. Remember the context. Jesus told this story right after the parable of the Prodigal Son. People in the audience had overheard him telling this to the scribes and Pharisees and they were upset about the father who welcomed the son home without scolding him for having wasted all that family money.
Some folks have some pretty elevated notions about the value of money.
They think it's some sort of holy icon, that it is sacred and should be worshipped, that life is supposed to revolve around it. They think of money as a minor deity in their worldly pantheon. The message that Christian faith offers over and over again is that there is nothing sacred about money. Money is a marvelous tool, but it is not to be worshipped. It is just a renewable resource.