The Cookie Tin That Saved Me—and Exposed the Cost of My Mother’s Love

Then, the economy turned.

The tech bubble burst in my sector. My company merged with another, and I was “made redundant.” I wasn’t worried at first; I had savings. But then came a health scare—no insurance meant the hospital bills drained my emergency fund. Then the rent in the city skyrocketed.

Within 18 months, I lost it all. The car was repossessed.continue reading …