Invest more money on Better Camera body or lenses? (on a tight budget)

In an newbie photographer perspective, the DSLR camera body itself, grabs more attention than the lenses. Sometimes there is a temptation to invest most of the budget in the body, rather on the lens. For the amateur photographers who are reading this article, I want to try settle this debate (with the help of my blog readers). What is more important, investing most of your budget in high optical