“If your younger self could see you at the end of this chapter — early forties, say, settled or unsettled — what do you think they'd be most surprised by?”

“What did money mean to you in your twenties — fear, freedom, identity, just numbers?”

“Was there a year you nearly lost everything — financially, romantically, professionally?”

“What was the most ridiculous thing you did, full of confidence, in your twenties?”