Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together

He often tells me “the Universe will provide.” But in all my years of life thus far, the Universe has yet to sign any of my checks.

Where we start off can’t be helped. What can be helped is how we feel about it and how we address it.

...When you label that stuff that used to be basic as "entitlement," then you're allowing yourself to be treated poorly. Is being able to buy food "entitlement"? Is seeing a doctor when you're sick "entitlement"? Aren't we all entitled to these things? Why do we need to EARN our humanity in a country founded on the idea that we have an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? By shrugging off these requests as "entitlement," you're suggesting we don't have a right to life-sustaining resources.

We can’t let it tear us apart.

This narrative is an extension of the “prosperity gospel,” which posits that if you are truly a good, smart, and worthy person, you will magically prosper. Even people who know this isn’t true have largely internalized the message.