What does Eckhart think about money and poverty ?

Eckart preaches that all we have is now and that contentment can only be achieved in the present moment. Apparently, he claimed to be tremendously happy after his encounter at a parking bench without having any money at all.

And yet, Eckart sells pricey courses, goes on Oprah and has an estimated net worth of 70 million dollars. Apparetly, being in the moment wasn't the solution, it was to increases his material resources to create the means for well-being.

In a video, it is explained that Eckhart and his wife Kim Eng both live in seperate appartments/houses so they don't suffer as much by not giving each other enough space.

Read the last sentence again please. They have seperate appartments/houses. Turns out it's a lot easier to "be in the moment" and "content" if your circumstances allow it.

How do you guys still fall for this stuff ? Always look at what people do, not what they say.

Hence, here are some genuine questions I want an answer to : How important is money for well-being ? Can you be content in poverty while living in the west ? Should you not save up for retirement ? Should you not bust your ass in college to get a life because "the future doesn't exist and you can be content only in the moment" ?