MenuToo Much Easy Money Leads to TroubleLessons in overspending from oil-rich countries in the Middle East.Editor's PicksSign up to receiveHot OffThe Pressmagine painting yourself into a corner. You give up a regular income and make a career choice that leads to wacky increases in the cost of living. That’s what I did 1975. My story is something to consider in pondering today’s news.This was soon after the 1973–74 OPEC oil embargo. A time of skyrocketing oil prices. I quit my job as a reporter at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and moved to Beirut as a freelance writer. I wanted to secure a...…MenuToo Much Easy Money Leads to TroubleLessons in overspending from oil-rich countries in the Middle East.Editor's PicksSign up to receiveHot OffThe Pressmagine painting yourself into a corner. You give up a regular income and make a career choice that leads to wacky increases in the cost of living. That’s what I did 1975. My story is something to consider in pondering today’s news.This was soon after the 1973–74 OPEC oil embargo. A time of skyrocketing oil prices. I quit my job as a reporter at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and moved to Beirut as a freelance writer. I wanted to secure a...WW…