Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. When I was in high school more than 50 years ago I had a pair of red, white, and blue shoes. I thought they looked good. At some point some Black kids in my high school began teasing me about the shoes: […]

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. Materially it was in 2007 when I was given digital access to the complete Stevie Wonder collection. Metaphysically it was when I learned the combo of self-care, self-love, grace, forgiveness and putting myself first (aka putting my mask on first).

Write about your approach to budgeting. It’s new but simple. I use two books: “Budget Book” and “Monthly Bill Payment Tracker”. Know my monthly income. Pay myself first. I decide how much I am going to save. I keep meticulous notes and track in both books. I also look at my account balances minimally daily.

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I am not patriotic. The literal definition is having a love and devotion to one’s country. It can also mean having pride in one’s country and its history. As a Blesbisn, hard pass on both definitions for my country the United States of America.

Yes I have unintentionally broken many laws when I was unaware they were laws, mainly traffic violations like crossing over a double white line. Didn’t know that was a thing.