The story is told of a woman whose husband became ill. During their 25 years of marriage, he handled all of their finances. Since she didn't like working with numbers, she gladly let him manage their money.

But while her husband was recovering, managing the finances fell in her lap. She quickly had to learn about the bills and how to budget to pay them. She got help to make sense of it all, but in her words, those first few months were like, "getting a drink from a fire hydrant." Too much, too fast!