I think that's most of the women YOU are acquainted with. If that were really the case, only big moneyearners would have relationships. You can be married to a guy with stacks and be miserable or you can be married to a guy who earns a decent living but isn't wealthy and be blissfully happy. It's about priorities. The day my ex announced he wanted to go to medical school, I ran out the door crying. I didn't want him to be a doctor. I knew that it would adversely affect our family. Didn't matter that he would be making the big bucks.
Sometimes, you have to look at why it seems that a woman wants a man's money. Having struggled all my life, it would be nice to have the security of knowing there's enough money at the end of the day and I don't have to earn it all or scrimp and save every last penny of it. The other thing for me is that I want an intelligent man, someone who converses well, etc and let's face it - that is more typical of a well-educated and therfore a well-paid man. Not to say that a plumber can't be intelligent or well-read. He may be very well educated and prefers to ply a trade because it's something he enjoys.
There are women out there who want to live in the lap of luxury and prefer to have a man fund that lifestyle for them. I don't believe that is the typical woman. I do believe that most women want love first and foremost.