I usually find that my gut doesn't steer me wrong when it comes to my money!

You are rich if you have enough to meet your most basic needs. You are rich if you have access to clean water, food, shelter, love, a roof over your head.You have to count your blessings to see that you are richer than you think.

A foreclosure does not define you financially.

My writing is definitely influenced by and speaks to African-Americans because that is who I am. I'm black. I'm a black woman. I'm a black mother, wife, churchgoer, etc. I am the legacy of slavery.

Once you finish paying for college you could reduce your life insurance.

Kids can and are a blessing. But plenty of people without kids live and die just as happy.

The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they've made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.