give me money and I will buy power with it and if you also make me Powerful, I will bring all the money to my end. Thier is no two ways about it, Money is as valuable as power. Wait until someone that's connected and powerful  makes a decision that puts you in a situation where your money isn't useful to you and then you will understand the importance of power. But each of them can't work well independent of another. For your money to be really valuable in the society, you must be connected to the right power and for you to be a really powerful person, you must be on funds.