I agree that your title was too generic. Stories like this abound on Medium so you really needed something to reel them in.

I think this story would be a lot stronger if you put more emotion into it. It clearly was an emotional moment for you but your writing doesn't make use of that emotion as much as it could.

I would lead with that rather than the quote. Something like, "My heart pounded as I rechecked the course registrations. Still zero. How is this possible? I thought I did everything right? Am I going to lose all my money, my business and end up homeless on the streets?" Then move into the quote.

Failure is a universal experience. You want to tap into people's emotions.