->''A man has a successful life when he makes more than his wife can spend. A woman has a successful life once she's found such a man.''
-->-- Old joke

->''You might marry a monkey for his money, but one day the money will be gone and the monkey will still be a monkey.''
-->-- Egyptian proverb
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!!{{Fan Work}}s
->'''Wendy''': "So is that it then? Am I to marry someone I don't love, just for the sake of money?"\\
'''Millicent''': "Love cannot keep you warm at night, it can't put food in your belly, Money can. Sir Gavin Benett will do well to provide for you and your family so you must marry him and do as he says."
-->-- ''Fanfic/NotOldAloneOrDoneFor''

->The case seemed simple enough. Carol Ferris had run off with her lover, this hotdog test pilot. Her for love, him for money. Carl Ferris didn't want the guy's hands in his wallet. Maybe. But maybe it wasn't that simple.
-->--'''Jonny Double''', ''Fanfic/WithThisRingGreenLantern''

!!{{Film}} -- Animated
->''"Your spirits are high, but your funds are low\\
You need to marry a pretty honey whose daddy got dough!"''
-->--'''Dr. Facilier''' to '''Prince Naveen''', ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''

->''"Do you know how much, how very very much\\
You mean to me?\\
Do you know how rich, how very, very rich\\
Our lives could be?"''
-->-- "How Much You Mean to Me/Court Me Slowly", A deleted song from ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''

!!{{Film}} -- Live-Action
->''"There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer\\
Thinks you're awful nice\\
But get that ice or else no dice\\
He's your guy when stocks are high\\
But beware when they start to descend\\
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses\\
Diamonds are a girl's best friend"''
-->-- ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes''

->'''Esmond Sr.''': Have you got the nerve to tell me you don't want to marry my son for his money?
->'''Lorelei Lee''': It's true.
->'''Esmond Sr.''': Then what do you want to marry him for?
->'''Lorelei Lee''': I want to marry him for YOUR money.
-->-- ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes''

->'''Fanny''': Were we on the front page?\\
'''Trippy''': Not quite! You were on the page titled "Business Transactions"!
-->--''Film/MrSkeffington''

->'''Ralph:''' I take it this bum will be calling you?\\
'''Linda:''' Dad, he's a millionaire.\\
'''Ralph:''' [[HypocriticalHumor You have my permission to marry him.]]
-->-- ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}''

->''"I still think you should marry Johnny! Now, you can't live on love. You need financial security."''
-->--'''Claudette''', ''Film/TheRoom2003''

->'''Maria''': You will meet a rich man and he will give you money.\\
'''Clo-Clo''': You and your cards! "Meet a rich man"! I look for them with money. And what rich man hasn't money? And for what was I born, if not for money? You're not telling me anything!
-->--''Film/TheLeopardMan''

->''"You surrender the pink too soon, honey, they're on to the next thing. Alex is my ticket out of middle America. I help him out with a bj now and then, but he won't get what he wants until I get what I want."''
-->--'''Cassie''', ''Film/BigBadWolf''

->''"[Mr. and Mrs. Norton are] a very happy couple. J.P. worships the ground her grandfather discovered oil on."''
-->--'''The Narrator''', ''Film/AirRaidWardens''

->''"No, the one for you is the Captain, obviously. I mean, not only is he a 'ighly eligible bachelor, but he makes over 5,000 nickers a year. 'E must 'ave a ''bomb'' in the bank."''
-->-- '''Mrs. Dailey''', ''Film/DoctorInTrouble''

->''"My Daddy... ''sugar'' daddy!"''
-->-- '''Blanche Gaunt''', ''Film/PleaseTurnOver''

->''"Will you marry me? Did he leave you any money? Answer the second question first."''
-->-- '''Rufus Firefly''', ''Film/DuckSoup''

!!{{Literature}}
->''"Well, you can't just walk up to a woman and say 'Hello, I've heard about your large bank account, let's get married.'"''
-->-- '''Luke''', ''Literature/TheCorellianTrilogy''

->''Rosemary knew her. "Vickie Lynn."\\
The blonde looked puzzled. "They don't call me that anymore."\\
Rosemary laughed. "Anna Nicole, then."\\
"Where did you know me?"\\
"Wal-Mart. We were both clerks. Before you got famous."\\
"Oh! I'm sorry, I should remember you-"\\
"I'd have been shocked if you had," Rosemary said. "Allen, you wouldn't know about Vickie--Anna Nicole. She was Playmate of the Year, then she married a billionaire. Scandals everywhere after that."\\
Vickie glared.\\
I said, "Nice rock." She didn't answer, so I asked, "Why are you here?"\\
"I don’t know!" Vickie wailed. "Everyone said I married Howie for his money, but I didn't! I mean, well, he knew what he was getting! And he got it! He got everything he thought he would. I made him happy."\\
"J. Howard Marshall was eighty-nine. She was twenty-five," Rosemary said dryly. "It was her fourth marriage."\\
"Third! And I was twenty-six! And he died happy. I earned everything I got from him."\\
"I just bet you did," Rosemary said.''
-->--''Literature/EscapeFromHell2009''

->''It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.''
-->-- '''Creator/JaneAusten''', ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''

!!LiveActionTV
->'''Abby:''' How did you manage to last this long without some girl marrying you?\\
'''Carter:''' We come with a built in gold-digger alarm. [[ApronMatron My grandmother]] installs them at birth!\\
'''Susan:''' And ''I'' haven't set it off? You better have that thing checked!
-->-- ''Series/{{ER}}''[[labelnote:Fun fact]]She broke up with him later in that episode.[[/labelnote]]

->"That floppy old bag of money is gonna be dead in like a month. And who's going to [[ComfortingTheWidow comfort Jessica and her millions of dollars]]? Yeah, Jessica's a gold digger, but I'm a gold-digger-digger."
-->-- '''Tom Haverford''', ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''

->'''Sgt. Cerreta:''' Well, [[MayDecemberRomance May-December romances]] do happen.\\
'''Det. Logan:''' Yeah. But December usually comes with Santa Claus.
-->-- ''Series/LawAndOrder''

->''"You can say what you like about Marcus, and God knows I do, but he is a very generous man."''
-->-- '''Dorien Green''', ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'', "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E13Loyalty Loyalty]]"

!!{{Music}}
->''I asked her, "Why would you wanna be a Hollywood wife?"\\
"Because I don't wanna end up living in a dive on Vine'z"''
-->-- "Hollywood", '''Music/MarinaDiamandis'''

->''They can beg and they can plead\\
But they can't see the light'' (that's right)''\\
'Cause the boy with the cold hard cash\\
Is ''always'' Mister Right''
-->-- "Material Girl", '''Music/{{Madonna}}'''

->''Ain't got a job, job\\
But she will call you "honey"\\
She'll never stop, stop\\
'Til she gets all your money''
-->-- "Shopping Cart", '''Parallel Dance Ensemble'''

->''I ain't sayin' she a gold digger\\
[[DistinctionWithoutADifference But she ain't messin' with no broke niggas]]''
-->-- "Gold Digger", '''Music/KanyeWest''' ft. Jamie Foxx

->''I guess all his money, well, it isn't enough\\
To keep her bill collectors at bay\\
I guess all his money, well, it isn't enough\\
Cause that girl's got expensive taste''
-->-- "Why Don't You Get a Job?", '''Music/TheOffspring'''

->''She wants one hundred dollar bills, no, she don't want love''
-->-- "Just a Stranger", '''Kali Uchis'''

->''Louis XIII and it's all on me, nigga, you just bought a shot\\
Kamikaze if you think that you gon' knock me off the top\\
Shit, your wife in the backseat of my brand new foreign car\\
Don't act like you forgot, I call the shots, shots, shots\\
Like brap brap brap\\
Pay me what you owe me, don't act like you forgot''
-->-- "Bitch Better Have My Money", [[strike:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGzDFwfMlg Miss Piggy]]]] '''{{Music/Rihanna}}'''

->''In my dreams I have a plan\\
If I got me a wealthy man\\
I wouldn't have to work at all\\
I'd fool around and have a ball''
-->-- "Money, Money, Money", '''{{Music/Abba}}'''

->''Yeah, I'm sorry\\
I can't afford a Ferrari\\
But that don't mean I can't get you there\\
I guess he's an {{Platform/Xbox|360}}\\
And I'm more {{Creator/Atari}}\\
But the way you play your game ain't fair''
-->-- "Fuck You", '''Music/CeeLoGreen'''

->''You don't like players\\
That's what you say-a\\
But you really wouldn't mind a millionaire\\
You don't like ballers\\
They don't do nothing for ya\\
But you'd love a rich man six-foot-two or taller''
-->-- "F*** Me Pumps", '''Music/AmyWinehouse'''

->''Ladies leave your man at home\\
The club is full of ballers and their pockets full grown''
-->-- "Jumpin' Lyrics, '''Music/DestinysChild'''

->''Make you buy cars\\
Make you cut cards\\
Make you thought you'd fall in love\\
Maneater\\
Make you work hard\\
Make you spend hard\\
Make you want all of her love''
-->-- "Maneater", '''Music/NellyFurtado'''

->''She'll get what she wants\\
If she's willing to please\\
His type of girl\\
Always comes with a fee\\
Hey now, there's nothing for free''
-->-- "Boys and Girls", '''Music/GoodCharlotte'''

->''"She's dangerous, superbad \\
Better watch out cause she'll take your cash''
-->-- "Gold Digger", '''Ludacris ft. Bobby Valentino'''

!!StandUpComedy
->"Men have nice cars. Not because ''they'' like nice cars, but because they know ''women'' like nice cars. That's how it goes! Because men are hunters! And the car's the bait! And a woman comes and says, 'Ooh, nice Porsche.' 'Gotcha, bitch!' That's how it is! That's true! Come on now, you go to a woman's house, their house be comfortable as ''shit''. Women love comfortable surroundings, so men ''get'' comfortable surroundings. Lemme tell ya something: If a man could fuck a woman in a cardboard box, he wouldn't buy a house!"
-->-- '''Creator/DaveChappelle''', ''Killin' Them Softly''

!!{{Theatre}}
->''That woman made brazen overtures\\
With a gilt-edge guarantee\\
She had a golden glint in her eye\\
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring\\
Just melt her down and you'll reveal\\
A lump of lead as cold as steel\\
Here! Where a woman's heart should be!''
-->-- "Pick A Little, Talk A Little", '''''Theatre/TheMusicMan'''''

->"I come to wive it wealthily in Padua."
-->-- '''Petruchio''', ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew''

->"How can women deny me anything? I mix morals with sable. I drip pearls into protest. I adorn resistance with rubies. My smile is a Ferrari. I have ALL women -- or ''can'' have them, which is the same thing."
-->-- '''Ragpicker''', ''The Madwoman of Chaillot''

!!{{Video Game}}s
->''"Marrying money? That is not sounding like a good idea. [[LiteralMinded Money would be a bad husband.]]"''
-->-- '''Petra''', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''

->''"This is my debut in society! I have been dreaming of this day! I may be just a baron, but I am going to latch myself onto a nice Duchess and Aqua Jet myself to the top of society!"
-->-- '''Baron Herrison''', ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY''

->'''Moxie:''' Anyway, marriage between foxes is all tangled up in money and property rights. My mom told me to never get married or else my spouse'll steal half my assets.
->'''Candy:''' [[StunnedSilence ....]]
->'''Treat:''' ...Really?
->'''Moxie:''' ...Is that weird?! I thought it was normal! That's why marriage is such a big deal, right?!
->'''Candy:''' How shocking... There's nothing like that between wolves.
->'''Moxie:''' ''(To herself)'' [[DeadpanSnarker I should probably be more critical of everything I learned from my mom, huh...]]
-->-- ''VideoGame/LuckyNumberMoxie''

!!WebAnimation
->"If that loser thinks that I'm gonna date a guy with no job, he is barking up the wrong tree. Because this cute puppy only eats wet food, not fucking Kibble, if you know what I mean."
-->-- '''Cameron Van Buren''', ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'' (Episode 58)

!!WebOriginal
->''{{Creator/Zsa Zsa|Gabor}} really is from an unrelatable period of antiquity. After a half hour of nonstop chatter about the benefits of senior citizen fitness, there is only one mention of self esteem and none about health. Zsa Zsa Gabor's entire philosophy on life seems to be wrapping your legs around it until it buys you a house. Exercise is only good for two things: making ozzer vomen jealous and fucking zeir husbands.''
-->-- '''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', "[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-celebrity-workout-videos-that-should-not-have-been_p2/#ixzz2Rj1ZZU6T 4 Celebrity Workout Videos That Should Not Have Been]]"

->''Jesus, it’s ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnpDKJDqGQ Clickety Clack]]'', not ''Stompity Stomp'', Brett; if you want [[HashtagForLaughs #datmoney]] you need to play it smart and play it quiet. First you tell Charlie you want kids, but ''[='=]Way, way in the future[='=]'' and make that hand gesture that looks like you’re swatting away money. Then you let some time pass; typically 3-5 months, but I bet Charlie’s crack-fried cockroach brain is no longer able to comprehend the passing of time, so you could just wait 3-5 weeks. During this time, [[TheBabyTrap stop taking birth control and start practicing your best]]'' 'Whoopsies, I’m pregnant!!' ''face.''
-->-- '''[[http://dlisted.com/2014/02/25/your-gold-digger-game-is-showing-brett-rossi/ Michael K.]]''', "Your Gold Digger Game Is Showing, Brett Rossi"

!!WebVideo
->'''Krillin:''' We met at the bank. I was there picking up [[BackFromTheDead my life insurance money]] and she was there depositing her money from her night job. I think she's a waitress or something because she was depositing a lot of fives and ones.\\
'''Marron:''' And me and my dear sweetie little chestnut fell deeply, truly in love.\\
'''Krillin:''' She says I have a very rich personality!\\
'''Marron:''' And a wealth of knowledge!\\
'''Krillin:''' [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey And her boobs are as big as my head!]]
-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged''

->'''Guild Girl:''' Goblin Slayer! Come to the Harvest Festival with me!\\
'''Goblin Slayer:''' Yeah, fine.\\
'''Guild Girl:''' Good! Come pick me up at five... in five months. Oh, and make sure to bring lots of money!\\
'''Goblin Slayer:''' ''(to himself)'' Oh shit, she's after my money.
-->-- ''WebVideo/GoblinSlayerAbridged''

!!WesternAnimation
->"Wake up leprechaun, she's after your gold!"
-->-- '''Stan Smith''', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Max Jets"

->My love is pure.
->Purely for money.
->Money from people
->Who I don't love.
->Old men disgust me.
->I'd never love one.
->Unless they give me money!
-->-- '''Gina''', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', "Max Jets"

->'''Bonnie:''' Ron Stoppable, you are such a ''hottie''!\\
'''Ron:''' Are you just saying that because I'm rich?\\
'''Bonnie:''' Uh-huh.\\
'''Ron:''' Cool!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', "Ron The Millionaire"

->"Dear, rich Dora Standpipe! HOW I LOVE HER [-[[BaitAndSwitchComment father's money]]-]."
-->-- '''Dan Backslide''', ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys''

->'''Home Ec. Teacher:''' On your first date, look at the man's shoes. Sometimes you can tell how much money a man has just by his shoes. When he takes you out to dinner, try to sneak a peek at his wallet while he pays for you. If he only has one credit card, BEWARE. It means he doesn't spend a lot, and worse yet, it could be a debit card. If he has more than four credit cards, that's a little fishy. The perfect number of credit cards for a man to have is... two.
-> '''Bebe:''' What if we meet a guy who wants to be a doctor or a lawyer, but is still getting his degree?
->'''Home Ec. Teacher:''' Dump that zero and get yourself a hero! He could be earning that degree all his life while you starve to death with two dying babies sucking at your teats.
-->-- "Tweek vs. Craig", ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''

->''"The female may store the male's sperm for several years before incubating her eggs. That way, if the male hits the Powerball or invents a killer iPhone app, the female can cash in on that shit. Any questions?"''
-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Splinter]]''' giving his turtle sons TheTalk, ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''
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