Upright Meaning:
If the Five of Pentacles turns up in a reading about home or family, it shows that you are not feeling supported by your family unit. You could be feeling shut out of family issues, or have abandonment or attachment issues due to inconsistent messages from your parents as a child.
Reversed Meaning:
When it comes to finances, a reversed Five of Pentacles indicates that financial hardships could be coming to an end. Since a reversal can sometimes be taken to mean that the lesson of a card is not ready to be learned yet, it can also mean that you should take more control of your finances, lest you lose control of them and come to a situation where you are deep in the Five of Pentacles lesson of loss.