Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie

Marketplace Proverbs and Coffee with Ernie-A Proverb Per Day Keeps Stinking Thinking At Bay · Apr 10, 2026 · 9m

Have you ever bought something… not because you needed it—but because you wanted it to say something about you? I’ve been there. There was a season in my life when I measured success by what I drove, what I wore, and how I looked to others. From the outside, it looked like I had made it. But behind the scenes? I was one car payment away from stress… one lunch invitation away from anxiety. In today’s marketplace, it’s easy to confuse hard work with hustle—and hustle with image. But what if money was never meant to be a trophy? What if it was always meant to be a tool?

Today, we’re talking…