Money in dreams is less about wealth and more about worth. Finding money often signals discovering value in yourself — a talent, confidence or opportunity you had overlooked. Receiving money can mark recognition arriving from others.
Losing money or being robbed tends to mirror fears about wasted energy, low self-esteem or resources (time, love, attention) draining somewhere unprofitable. Folk tradition reads paper money and coins differently — coins sometimes point to small worries — but the deeper question is always: where does your life feel rich, and where impoverished?