爱财如命

lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted

to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

as / as if / such as

life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

avaricious