Indeed, this is like living in the modern world. Everything uses money. Maybe the OP can consider staying in the jungle and become a farmer. LOL. You cannot spend your whole life chasing money for wealth, marriage is a choice you can make at any age and regarding paying taxes in my opinion is important, the state cannot guarantee the lives of its people without any assistance from public taxes. It's selfish if you demand a lot from the country but don't want to contribute taxes. Tax is important but the amount that needs to be considered so as not to burden.
You have a point on that mate but to be happy is to make your own way by doing the most precious thing is to love with your partner for the rest of your love. I understand practically on the OP's point but being in love, we have an inspiration towards as we live in this planet earth.
Having a lot of money is the most comfortable way of living but being just having a lot of money without any inspiration makes so desperate due for the various things is so easy as you can have you want and needs in life, likewise everything is no challenges and leads to very boring life and that's the most reason of those people commit a suicide as they want to challenge the death.