We don't have careers simply to make us rich. Our work is part of the thriving of everyone else in our community, area, or even the world. God made us to work, i.e. to make order out of chaos. Also, our neighbor needs the fruit of our work. We need water, roadways, food, trucks, email, books, phones, hospitals, doctors, truck drivers, movers, accountants, politicians. . .
Your view, as stated in the OP, is very dualistic and stems from gnosticism, i.e., spiritual things are good, and physical things are bad. That's NOT a Christian view, for God created both the spiritual AND the physical, so they are both, "good".
Lastly, we work to earn money, not just for our own needs,
Oh pardon me then.. I undesrtand that not everyone does it for the love of money. There may be a bunch of good reasons.. trust me I heard these things from the pastors all the time.. even with their private jets, ferraris etc ofcourse they always narrow it down as "blessings from God" but I know God is not of a god of vanity and idolatry.. its just scary what modern "Christianity" has come to. Like I said im not anti social/work/college or whatever. Everyone has their own paths. It just really depends whats in your heart. I still think im able to serve my neighbours without going to Uni but if the Lord wills then I will. It's about listening to His voice alone. God leads his people in different ways after all. Im just trying to be careful not to follow the majority just because its the norm in society. Matthew 16
24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
28“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
31So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32For the PAGANS run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
God bless.