Money is not the root cause of any degree of happiness we may enjoy, and yet having some sure can help make many of the challenges of life less annoying if we know how best to use it. That acknowledged, what does broke look like?
For so many in America who lived longer than they thought they would or planned for, who faced bigger challenges later in life than they imagined, or who in one way or another found themselves with no more cash until the next Social Security check arrives, life can be very restricted, solitary, and even humiliating.
One account I found most poignantly told is that of William McPherson as it appeared in The Week recently.
Excerpted from an article that appeared in the fall 2014 issue of The Hedgehog Review, published by the University of Virginia
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