Adam Smith said that when people want to earn more money than needed for a physically-comfortable existence, it is to achieve esteem over others. Note, by the

Adam Smith said that when people want to earn more money than needed for a physically-comfortable existence, it is to achieve esteem over others. Note, by the way, that there is also esteem from being similar to others who like you, and esteem from meeting an absolute standard that others might or might not match too.