I know why I'm poor and stressed out. And it has nothing to do with being a graduate student, having a busy schedule or owing Sallie Mae a large sum of money for financing my undergraduate education. I didn't do a good job of decorating my apartment.

I recently read an article "Feng Shui For Couples" in the Nest magazine by Celeste Perron. It explained the basics of feng shui, and how individuals can apply its principles to arranging different rooms in their homes.

According to feng shui, if you arrange your environment in a certain way, it will support you living a happy, loving and successful life. I read some of the basics, and my apartment couldn't be more unfeng shui. This explains why I'm always broke.

I tried to convince my husband Gerry to buy a headboard for our bed frame to ground us and give us support in our lives, and to close the bathroom door because if he doesn't, it will suck our apartment's energy into the bathroom, but he keeps calling me crazy and gullible.

Perron explains that visible electronics are bad for your chi. Individuals should keep them inside a wooden cabinet, so their energy is contained when they're not being used.

Whether electronics are bad for my chi or not, I really hate when they're visible, especially all those dumb chords. I'll use any argument at my disposal to get my husband to lock them up.

Gerry and I are moving to a new apartment in August. This time I won't make the mistake of ignoring feng shui principles while decorating the space. I'm definitely going to put a plant in the back, left corner of my desk to attract wealth. Maybe I'll win the lottery and pay off my student loans.