Attitude is EVERYTHING!
You've inspired me to write my story in my next article... the miracles of why I'm not homeless, and my kids aren't starving. I very nearly was. I came to where I am with what I could fit in my tiny Saturn. I kept focused on resolutions rather than problems, and now I live in a nice house in a good neighborhood. I have furniture and a job, when before I had nothing. That was less than a year ago.
The secret? Attitude, being where my gut takes me and noticing opportunities. Making do with what I've got, not complaining.
In the words of Diedrich Uchtdorf, "Be happy anyway!"