Last night I was at Target (Yes - Target, I love it and I don't try to pretty it up by calling it Tar-jay either) and I was goofing around with W at the checkout stand with the articles in the magazines. Glamour had an article something like '20 sex secrets you must now'.omg - I must know! I must have that magazine!
But then I thought, I haven't bought a magazine in a long time so what the hell. The secrets weren't sexy ladies but there was an article about Tyra Banks that truly impressed me. She seems so down to earth and straight forward that I developed a newfound respect for her. I also have to give props to her mom for raising her so well (starting out in South Central LA, no less). I think if I had a daughter I'd be comfortable with them seeing her as a role model. Shoot, she may even be my role model for a little while!
One peice of advice that I truly loved was that every woman (I'm going to teach this to my son's too) was that you should always have FU money. As in - 'You're Not Treating Me Right - well FU."
At a basic level FU money is an account that's all yours that consists of first and last month's rent (mortgage -whatever), a couple months worth of your expenses (car note, food etc) and money for just doing some fun stuff for you.
If you're over 25 I'd say you probably want to get a bit more sophisticated with your financial planning but damn I think this is a good place to start.
Don't take it from me - Take it from Tyra's mom.
There were a couple of other interesting insights in there but I won't ruin it for you. Pick up the issue of Glamour with Jennifer Lopez on the cover.
PS - Don't waste your time on the 'sex secrets'.
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