My second boss, who used to work in the stockbroking industry, had a sign against his wall reading 'You can either eat well, or sleep well'. In the stockbroking world, it describes the difference between a high-risk portfolio and a low-risk portfolio.
This puzzled me for a long time. About ten years later, I found out that it does not have to be true.
This is an account of my journey of financial discovery, from debt slave to a well fed, sound sleeper.