Energy and Persistence

NaBloPoMo Prompt of the day is "Benjamin Franklin said "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Do you agree or disagree?"  

No offense to Mr. Franklin, however, with this I have to disagree I have learned that something cannot be conquered with energy and persistence alone.  In today's society you need to have money as well to make your dreams come true.  My husband and I dream of having a child.  However, without $7000.00+ that

Mental Energy and Money

Today’s NaBloPoMo prompt is "What reoccurring thought uses up a lot of your mental energy?"

I have thoughts that constantly take up my mental energy.  Basically I get nuts about money and our money situation.  I am still in school and almost done, while I am in my last part I am not working.  That leaves my husband as the only income.  We also have two dependents that we take care of.  Not that I would want to ever make them go away but it makes it hard to live on only one income.  It wouldn't be so bad if the house we own stopped giving us issues.