Shot By Brock

Rarely do you hear the phrase “money isn’t everything” said by someone who has no money. Money is the fuel that keeps our society running, and it is hard to do anything without it. Unless we choose to live off grid eating windfall apples, the fruits of the forest and the animals we catch with our own hands, at some point we’re going to need money. And in a society where money keeps the lights on and the water running, it also means more than mere survival. Money has become a signifier for success, with status symbols and luxuries and Instagram lifestyles becoming proxy signals for the worthiness and validity that we have attached to having lots of money. But not having money can be extremely damaging. Speaking from my own experience, I understand just how big an impact being broke can have on self-esteem, confidence and sense of self-worth. Debt becomes a worrisome burden. The stress of money, of debt, of not having enough, literally kills people. The rules of money, like the rules of diet and the rules of pr