Of all the stories we live out in the course of our years, I would suggest that, in contemporary society, none are as powerful as our money stories. Even with our God stories, our sex stories, our family stories, and our love stories—all strong contenders—money is very often the ultimate broker, the go-between us and the greater world, the die that is cast as well as the gauntlet that we throw down. Money is what stands as a bridge or a brick wall between us and everything we say we want and believe we need. Money tells the tale of what we find valuable, if we feel empowered, and where our priorities are chosen and ignored...