They would always make little digs at my intentions that would try to put cracks in the tiny bit of willpower I was still standing on, because people will always make comments when you decide to live a countercultural lifestyle. I couldn’t avoid it, the same way I couldn’t avoid anything else that could cause me to think about spending money. There were always going to be outside influences at play. But I could change my reactions to them—and that change had to start within.
