Yes!! Too funny (in that laugh after the fact kind of way!) My freelance project ended up paying for a new car battery and the rest went to bills today - but you're so right... I think we often forget money is (or should be) the vehicle to get us where we're going...not the end itself. And the Universe (our or mindsets, energy, god, insert personal belief here) is always there to remind us of that ebb and flow.
I'm sorry your wife lost her job - but glad you found Steemit - and from what I 'know' of you on here - that attitude, and that perspective - will continue to ensure that things work out for you!
I'm a slow learner - but I think I'm learning that when I'm a miserable B-word, who wallows in misery, and expects the worst...things don't go nearly as well as when I embrace the more positive POV. (Maybe I should treat some of my crypto stash like your equity situation.... )