Dreaming about money often has little to do with actual finances and much more to do with self-worth -- how secure, valued, or powerful you feel in your own life right now. Finding money can point to a sense of newfound worth, while losing it often reflects anxiety about your standing or a feeling of power slipping away.
A Planet in an Angle doth more effectually produce his effects, but remiss in Cadent Houses. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)