^^This^^ is the key. As near as I can tell, when we are told that a “rich man” will have trouble entering the kingdom of heaven, it’s not the money that’s the problem, it’s his spirit.
When I was 15 or 16 I worked for a rich farmer who owned over 20,000 acres of land scattered over western Kansas.
The day I went to work he told me that he only had one rule that would never change, he said that he had quite a few neighbors, some that he never even knew.
He told me that if any of them came and ask me for help that I was to stop what I was doing and go help them.
He was also paying me a mans wage of $7.50 a day, a week after I started he told me when i thought I was worth ten dollars a day to let him know.
I worked another week and because it scared me to think that if he paid me that much I would be obligated to him for the rest of my life so I quit.
That has been over 60 years ago and when I think of him I get all choked up, not to think of what I threw away but to think of the goodness in a man like that, they can not tell me that a rich man can not be saved.
Note that Jesus is talking about 'the kingdom of heaven' - not heaven. Big difference.
I remember how easy it was to give in to a jealous sort of coveting about rich farmers and their kids' toys. I couldn't see the forest or the trees with those 4x4 posts in my eyes.
I was and still am slow to realize that Jesus always has had the best safety glasses. He gives them away for free, too.