I come from a family of five girls and two boys and yes, we all share the same set of parents. My mother was a housewife and never worked and my dad was in law enforcement. I knew early on that I w...view moreI come from a family of five girls and two boys and yes, we all share the same set of parents. My mother was a housewife and never worked and my dad was in law enforcement. I knew early on that I wanted to be a career woman, live in a high rise on the ocean, travel the world and make lots of money. Marriage and motherhood was not at the top of my list. At that time I didn't know where I got that from, but I had no doubt that was the life I wanted. However, as a Black women I didn't have any role models living the kind of life that I envisioned for myself. I had a mother that was a housewife, a father that worked and took care of the family financially and no clue how to create wealth to live the kind of life that I wanted. Growing up I was not exposed to any wealthy Black women and the topic of money and finances was not discussed at our dinner table. How was a little Black girl from Miami going to live the life she dreamed of with or without a man?view less