Money dreams are more related to unnamed people, more related to strangers, and more related to peers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

Money dreams are more related to sadness, more related to embarrassment, and more related to hatred than dreams in general. They are less related to fear and less related to pain.

Money dreams are more related to home, much more related to work, and more related to human-made places than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places and less related to magical places.

Money dreams are more related to friendly acts, more related to sex, and more related to eating and drinking than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to disasters, and less related to death.

Dreams of money are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to recurring dreams.

Dreams of money are more related to taste than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing, less related to smelling, and less related to vision.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience money in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about money in dreams. See how you feel about money now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Money in dreams is often a reflection of value. The association is made every time you open your purse or wallet to purchase something and consider the value of what you buy compared with the amount spent on it. The idea of value applies to a wide variety of situations. For example, pay and benefits at work reflect a person’s value to the employer. The care and effort you put into a relationship reflects how much you value it. You can value (or not value) someone’s opinion, time, love, or input. See: Diamonds Money can symbolize self-perceptions about your abilities and worth, or the worth of something in your life. For example, a woman dreams that her husband is given a big raise. She jokes with him that his employer finally recognizes his value to the business. When she wakes up and remembers the dream she wonders if it’s presaging that her husband really will get a raise. But what she’s really dreaming about is his value to her and their children. The raise in the dream refers to her raised esteem for him. She’s come to realize what a great provider he is, not just the income he provides but in his roles as father and husband. Along this line, money can symbolize the importance and priority of someone or something. Dreaming about giving money away to someone who doesn’t need it can mean you’re wasting your time and effort. It is not valued. On the other hand, dreaming about giving money to someone who needs it can mean something is worth your time and effort. It can mean you want to show someone that he or she is important to you. It can mean that something is worthy of your investment—investment in the personal sense of investing your time, effort, hope, or faith. Dreaming about being happy to receive money can mean you feel valued. Your efforts and contribution are being recognized. Money in a dream can refer to related subjects such as greed, stinginess, and generosity. In this way, a dream can act as a simulation to show you how you really feel. See: Walls People may say they would do this or that if they had the money, but put them in a dream where they suddenly have it and find out. Would your ego explode? Would you abandon your principles or ideals? Would you take care of the people who have taken care of you? See: Winning the lottery Of course, money in a dream can be taken at face value, not as symbolism. Money and finances are a part of daily life and likely to be dreamed about. See: Banks Money is a resource that’s invested, and that idea carries over to non-material investments, such as where and how you invest your focus, time, energy, and intellect. It can symbolize who your put your faith and time into, such as in a relationship or friendship, but most dreams connect with your inner life, and what you spend your money on—or your willingness to spend it—shows what your priorities are. For example, a man dreams that he’s part of a protest group against an entrenched authority structure. He’s on the frontlines of the protest, deep down in some mines. They have blocked the tunnels and are awaiting the riot police. A fellow protestor mentions something about paying bail after they’re arrested. The dreamer suddenly realizes he doesn’t have the extra money for bail, or at least doesn’t want sacrifice what he has, so he decides to back away from the conflict and avoid getting arrested. The dreamer’s reaction shows that he subconsciously knows that the sacrifice of money symbolized in the dream means his time and attention, and the setting deep down in the mine symbolizes deep inner work. He’s too busy in his life to divert his focus away to clean up some old personal wounds and confront some entrenched structures in his mind. He feels called inside to do it, but it’s just too much to handle at the moment. He chooses instead to back away. Counterfeit money is discussed in the entry for Fake. See also: Alimony, Bags, Banks, Beggars, Casinos, Diamonds, Faking, Gambling, Gems, Gold, Jewelry, Jobs, Winning the lottery, Numbers, Purse, Walls