I agree with everything here. It's like food. You have to have a healthy relationship with it or you will get fat and die.

BUT I have to say that I don't think the people who brag about how much they make every month are helping. (We all know who those people are.) Yes, I get if you are telling others how much x y z article made to prove a point and offer tips...totally different.

But people who just throw out there - I made this amount this month... Yeah, that is classless and crass. And everyone knows it's only the people who lack talent who feel the need to brag about how much their talent is worth.

Know your worth as an artist and ask to be compensated fairly. But keep the monetary discussions between you and your accountant.