History Main / NotWithThemForTheMoney

* ''JaneEyre'': When Jane agrees to marry Rochester the first time, he tries to lavish expensive gifts on her, which the independent Jane is decidedly uncomfortable with. (She never really gets over it, either -- by the time they actually do marry, she's come into money and he's lost nearly everything, so it's a non-issue.)

* Both Goku and Gohan do this in ''DragonBall,'' to ChiChi (Daughter of the Ox King) and Videl (Daughter of Hercules) respectively.

* Both Goku and Gohan do this in "Dragon Ball," to ChiChi (Daughter of the Ox King) and Videl (Daughter of Hercules) respectively.

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* Sam Vimes in the ''{{Discworld}}'' novels is also less than interested in high finance, although he's made exceptions when it was something very important -- like getting an emergency medical care for his wife who is giving birth. Usually he prefers looking like a grubby cop. Because Lady Sybil is old-fashioned, everything became his upon their marriage. He tries not to think about this if at all possible and, if he has to, views it as a technicality.

* Martha of ''{{Series/Castle}}'' refuses the money that her boyfriend left to her when he died because she had been thinking of breaking up with him. Pressured by his children, she eventually accepts the money and uses it to open her own acting school.

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* Gabriel from ''Literature/TheFearIndex'' was perfectly happy marrying odd-ball genius Alex before he became rich. Since her [[spoiler: miscarriage]] though Alex has attempted to fill the gap with buying expensive things nobody needs, which Gabby dislikes. She puts up with it but it all this all blows up in his face later in the book.

** Shuurei's easygoing father Shouka, meanwhile, allowed his salary as palace archivist to be gradually reduced far below what he can live on, even though he's been a surrogate father figure to Ryuuki since long before Ryuuki took the throne and could easily have his full pay reinstated through Ryuuki's influence as Emperor, if he cared about money in the slightest.

* PGWodehouse often used this trope, occasionally poking fun at it. Chuffy is particularly adverse to being thought of as a fortune hunter when he woos the wealthy Pauline Stoker in ''[[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Thank You, Jeeves]]'', partly because [[DiscussedTrope he has experience of the trope from watching musical comedies]]. In the aptly-titled ''Uneasy Money'' the trope is the main source of romantic conflict for the couple involved and is [[ZigZaggedTrope zigzagged]] quite a bit before the necessary happy ending takes place--they even form a LoveTriangle with a GoldDigger.

* ''LegallyBlonde'' features Brooke Taylor Windam a widow on trial suspecting of her being a GoldDigger offing her hubby for the inheritance. Brooke tells all concerned quite firmly that [[BiggerIsBetterInBed he had other assets of more interest]], thank you. The actual culprit? [[spoiler:Her step-daughter / his daughter who resents her and was actually trying to kill her, but was mistaken as to who was about to come through the door.]]

* [[CardCaptorSakura Fujitaka Kinomoto]] liked an UptownGirl named Nadeshiko. Her family thought he was a GoldDigger and disowned her when she insisted in marrying him. He turned out to be this trope, and they stayed HappilyMarried until she died of illness.

* ''LawAndOrder'', of course, had a RippedFromTheHeadlines episode about an elderly millionaire dying suspiciously, and his young bride, who was totally not Anna Nicole Smith, serving as prime suspect. She swears up and down she loved him for reasons other than his money. [[spoiler: Her mother, on the other hand...]]

* ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' by JenniferLopez

* Former Playboy Bunny Anna Nicole Smith always maintained that she didn't marry a 90-year-old billionaire for his money, despite what his family thought.

* Shuurei of ''SaiunkokuMonogatari'' is a bit of an odd example. Being somewhat of a {{Tsundere}}, she'll never admit to caring for Emperor Shi Ryuuki (who is completely heads-over-heels for her) - but if there's one thing she IS absolutely clear about, it is that she doesn't want any valuable presents from him. Early attempts by him to shower her with wealth is met by an outright rant, since she hates 'waste', and considers such luxuries to be just that. She is, however, willing to compromise somewhat if the presents actually have a PURPOSE, such as when he sent her a huge block of ice during the heat of summer - but even then, he has to be careful about going overboard...

* In the SherlockHolmes novel ''The Sign of The Four'', Watson falls madly in love with Holmes' latest client, Mary Morstan. She seems to like him, too, but there's a complication--she stands to gain a lot of money if the mystery is successfully solved. Watson is so determined not to be thought of as a GoldDigger that he heroically resolves not to woo her at all. [[spoiler:In the end, the box with the treasure is found--but it is empty. Since this means that Watson can finally pour out his feelings to her, they both agree that they are happier without the money]].

* In the SherlockHolmes novel ''The Sign of The Four'', Watson falls madly in love with Holmes' latest client, Mary Morstan. Since she stands to gain a lot of money if the mystery is successfully solved, Watson, who doesn't want to be thought of as a GoldDigger, heroically resolves not to woo her at all. [[spoiler:In the end, the box with the treasure is found--but it is empty. Since this means that Watson can finally pour out his feelings to her, they both agree that they are happier without the money]].

* LegallyBlonde features a widow on trial suspecting of her being a GoldDigger. The widow in question tells all concerned quite firmly that [[BiggerIsBetterInBed he had other assets of more interest]], thank you.

* Sam Vimes in the ''{{Discworld}}'' novels is also less than interested in high finance, although he's made exceptions when it was something very important -- like getting an emergency medical care for his wife who is giving birth. Usually he prefers looking like a grubby cop.

* LegallyBlonde features a widow on trial suspecting of her being a GoldDigger.

* {{LegallyBlonde}} features a widow on trial suspecting of her being a {{GoldDigger}}.