A Gen Z FI baby


  • Note that ya girl is now an affiliate of Fierce Finance. I downloaded the app and made a checking account. It took me 3 mins. The app is just like Robinhood except with no fees & no minimum amount. So far, I’m obsessed. Did I forget to mention that you get paid 5.25% for your read more


  • There has been 1 song in the last few months that if I hear, I think “everything will be fine today”. That song is Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. I am unwrittenCan’t read my mindI’m undefinedI’m just beginningThe pen’s in my handEnding unplanned I don’t know what it is about the lyrics that take me outside read more


  • “God will provide” isn’t a financial plan. I was venting to my therapist about financial dynamics I grew up with. To me, knowing exactly where every dime of my money is has always been important. But my parents were very different. Of course, living in a Nigeria with the responsibility of supporting several extended family read more


  • I cried in therapy

    I’ve spent the first 6 months of therapy trying to prove to my therapist that I’m ok and wanting her to validate that I’m not a sociopath. That isn’t the point of therapy is it? Step 1 of many steps towards feeling like I’m in control of my life is setting boundaries with my parents. read more


  • My day begins at oh so crusty 2 o’clock in the morning. As I sat in the airport Uber listening to my Uber driver spit multiple sunflower seeds or tobacco into an empty bottle, I was excited for the weekend ahead of me.  I was finally going to the 2nd seminar for MLT. My Uber driver read more


  • This happened a month ago but I recently thought about how exciting it was. What were the odds of getting a free extra night in Vegas on someone else’s dime? I went for an inspirational work-related conference in Las Vegas. It was already free since it was company sponsored. I ate Virgil’s BBQ every day read more