{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Contatto North","provider_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north","author_name":"anthonyb@timslatter.com","author_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/author\/anthonybtimslatter-com\/","title":"Money, Ego, and the Illusion of Security - Contatto North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m19iv3KLs7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/money-ego-and-the-illusion-of-security\/\">Money, Ego, and the Illusion of Security<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/money-ego-and-the-illusion-of-security\/embed\/#?secret=m19iv3KLs7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Money, Ego, and the Illusion of Security&#8221; &#8212; Contatto North\" data-secret=\"m19iv3KLs7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Money-Ego-and-the-Illusion-of-Security.jpg","thumbnail_width":770,"thumbnail_height":385,"description":"The purpose of ego is security. The nature of ego is insecurity. The destiny of ego is surrender. (Credit: @findingawareness on Instagram) It\u2019s an interesting paradox, isn\u2019t it? The very thing we rely on to create a sense of safety, our ego, is inherently restless, always scanning for threats, always seeking more. Perhaps this tension is most evident in how we interact with money. Why we seek financial security At its core, financial planning is about [&hellip;]"}