I hate it when that happens

My small but helpful trust fund lost 40 percent all at once, and then another 20 percent, leaving me, practically speaking, destitute. I suddenly needed something more than an Internet writing job (Internet writers need trust funds) at the exact moment when there were no jobs.

...is how Victoria Floethe opens an article about Monaco in Slate today. The article: pretty interesting, actually. The angle for connecting with the audience: not so great.