Share Before becoming a budget coach, Dyana King was a broke single mom. Now, she shares tips on how to get out of the scarcity mindset that kept her from wealth. Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see Dyana King, a single mom of two, knows all too well what it’s like to have a scarcity mindset. Like so many other women of color and single moms, King points to her upbringing as the main reason behind her scarcity mindset. Growing up, she says, it was common to hear her mom, herself a single mother, say they didn’t have enough money or couldn’t afford things.