Her philosophies on the female helping gene and her take on why women wait around for someone to handle their money for them are profound. I find myself saying "Yeah!" and "totally" after each line that I agree with, wholeheartedly. There's an anger there that resonates with me and my situation.
My decision to become a bakery owner and/or a teacher is conflicted. I almost don't want to be a teacher because this lady says I'm doing it for the wrong reasons. But I don't think I am. My credential would be in English so I could teach Journalism and English Lit. I've gotta find a way to put that bachelor's degree to good use! That sounds like money well spent. I don't see the point in paying for a degree that I might never use again.
The ability to write is important in everyday life and I believe that a credential in English will have far more benefits than a credential in, say, Social Science. If I'm going to play this game the way Frankel says, then I have to get the credential that will most benefit me and my ability to get rich.
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Interesting book. I'm glad that you are talking about it. It's true. Curtis and I just had a discussion recently that started because he just wanted to have money again and I wanted to "do right". Sigh.... I hate to think I am a cliche.
ReplyDeleteI'm having a major paradigm shift because of this book. So many things I used to do just because I had a couple extra bucks to spend on somebody else - no more.
ReplyDeleteFinancial security feels a million times better than buying gifts for people. It's nice to be able to sleep at night even if my bed has $20 sheets and there's a hole in my PJs, haha!