While this song never resonated with me when I was a younger man, mainly because money was never a priority, I had to admit that things felt very different at age 61, and for very different reasons.

 

Up until the age of 60, I lead a very minimalistic, free-spirited lifestyle but after turning 60 I had to start thinking about how I was going to take care of myself as I got older.  Due to the fact that we do live in a material world and growing old requires a considerable amount of money, I finally had to consider embracing the practical side of life, the Material Girl within.

 

But was it all too late for me? Did it even matter?

 

I knew that money wouldn’t make me happy but I felt like it could make my final years on this earth much better.  And I wouldn’t have to depend on the government, friends, or family, which was all in short supply anyway. I knew that my story had the potential to make money but I wasn’t exactly sure how much or how to get Madonna’s attention to see if it was even possible.

 

I had mailed a handwritten booklet to Madonna in 2022, but that package came back stamped Return To Sender.  I left messages on her Instagram account but nothing was ever acknowledged.  I deleted those messages. Madonna was unreachable and so I stopped trying.  Perhaps it was my job to promote my story but self-promotion was not my forte. 

 

Did I want to do something with my story? Hell yes. Did I have something to say?  Hell yes. Did I want to make a lot of money so I could live my very best life?  Hell yeah.  Did I deserve this?  Hell yes. 

 

But as of May 2023, I still had no idea how things were going to turn out, however, experience had made me rich.