Unwanted behavior when manipulating a public integer from a different script: How can it be fixed?

Script Info:

• BaseUpgrades script is on a cube thats in the scene.

• Second script is on a TextMeshPro object which is not in the scene by default but is instantiated by the enemy when the enemy dies.

• Third script is located on another TextMeshPro object which is parented to a canvas.

• The Second and BaseUpgrades scripts have the object they are included on in the asset list (would you call them archetypes?).

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Description: In the Second Script When an enemy dies it displays text showing its base money reward times a randomly determined multiplier. This value is then stored in the totEarned variable. This value is supposed be added onto the total money in the BaseUpgrades script when the text object fades to an alpha value of 0. However, during runtime the displayed integer value does not change when an enemy is killed. When i stop the game runtime (by toggling off the play button) and select the cube object containing the BaseUpgrades component, its public money value displays the value as if it was working correctly (IOW: enemies added their money drop to the money variable).

As shown below (Money val is initially set to 100):

The BaseUpgrades script:

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class BaseUpgrades : MonoBehaviour {
     public int money;
     public int maxTurretPlaced = 3;
 
     void Start () {
         money = 100;
     }
     
     // Update is called once per frame
     //void Update () {
     //
     //}
 
     public void AddMoney(int i){
         money += i;
     }
 }
 

Below will be the two scripts that manipulate the money variable in the BaseUpgrades script shown above

Second Script:

 sing System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class EnemyDeathText : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public Color myColor; 
     public float duration = 1.5f;
     public int BaseMoneyOnDeath = 50;
     public  GameObject moneyStorage;
     public BaseUpgrades moneyScript;
     float alpha;
     bool colorWasSet = false;
     float yPos;
     int totEarned;
     private TMPro.TextMeshPro textComp;
     bool dying = false;
 
 
     void Start () {
         textComp = this.GetComponent<TMPro.TextMeshPro>();
         textComp.color = myColor;
         alpha = 1;
         yPos = 1;
         colorWasSet = true;
 
         moneyScript = moneyStorage.GetComponent<BaseUpgrades>();
 
         textComp.text = MoneyToString();
         //Debug.Log(textComp.text);
     }
 
     string MoneyToString()
     {
         double randNum = NextGaussian();
         randNum = 0.5*randNum+1;
         randNum = ((double)Mathf.Round((float)randNum*10))/10;
 
         if(randNum < 0)
             randNum *= -1;
 
         textComp.fontSize = (float)randNum*5+20;
 
         totEarned = Mathf.RoundToInt((float)randNum*BaseMoneyOnDeath);
 
         return BaseMoneyOnDeath + "X" + randNum;
     }
 
     public static float NextGaussian() {
         float v1, v2, s;
         do {
             v1 = 2.0f * Random.Range(0f,1f) - 1.0f;
             v2 = 2.0f * Random.Range(0f,1f) - 1.0f;
             s = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2;
         } while (s >= 1.0f || s == 0f);
 
         s = Mathf.Sqrt((-2.0f * Mathf.Log(s)) / s);
     
         return v1 * s;
     }
     
     // Update is called once per frame
     void Update () {
         if(!colorWasSet)
             return;
         alpha -= Time.deltaTime / duration;
         yPos+=Time.deltaTime;
         transform.position = new Vector3(transform.position.x,yPos,transform.position.z);
 
         textComp.color = new Color(textComp.color.r,
                                     textComp.color.g,
                                     textComp.color.b,
                                     alpha);
         if(alpha <= 0){
           ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
           //////    \/ Mentioned attempt at changing var\/      //////
           ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             moneyScript.AddMoney(totEarned);
             Destroy (gameObject);
         }
     }
 }

ThirdScript:

 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class DisplayText : MonoBehaviour {
 
     public GameObject WhatToTrack;
     public bool isBar = false;
     private TMPro.TextMeshPro m_Text;
     private TMPro.TextContainer m_TextContainer;
     private RectTransform Scale;
     private Health obj;
     private BaseUpgrades obj2;
 
     void Start () {
         if(WhatToTrack.GetComponent("Health") != null){
             obj = (Health)WhatToTrack.GetComponent("Health");
         }
         else if(WhatToTrack.GetComponent("BaseUpgrades") != null){
             obj2 = (BaseUpgrades)WhatToTrack.GetComponent("BaseUpgrades");
         }
         if(!isBar){
             m_Text = GetComponent<TMPro.TextMeshPro>() ?? gameObject.AddComponent<TMPro.TextMeshPro>();
                m_TextContainer = GetComponent<TMPro.TextContainer>();
         }
         else if(isBar){
             Scale = this.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
         }
     }
     public void setMoneyVal(){
         m_Text.text = "" + obj2.money;
     }
     
     void Update () {
         if(m_Text != null){
             if(obj != null){
                 m_Text.text = "" + obj.health;
             }else{ 
                 setMoneyVal();
             }
         }// && obj.health != prevHealth
         else if(isBar){
              Scale.localScale = new Vector3(Mathf.Lerp(Scale.localScale.x, obj.health*5, Time.deltaTime * 10f), 1f, 1f);
         }
     }
 }