Brandon, predictably, arrived with her anyway.

While we waited, I looked through the files on my tablet.

Some pages contained the largest numbers I had ever seen attached to my name.

Another showed a single $114.62 declined transaction.

The difference between them was not the difference between dependence and freedom.

I had already known how to manage a budget.

I had become vulnerable because I trusted the wrong person with access to it.

My accountant, Nina Shah, joined us by video.