http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_(English_surname)
Not sure if it's the English term or the Irish term but likely it's the former. My entire name in Old English details a rather pretty town in a meadow.
Money is a symbol of power, and everyone wants power. Even people that give up money and civilization are seeking power. To think that someone would be happy without money simply means they believe they have found a better power to pursue.