Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
My parents did not discuss money with us at all until I got to about 16-17. That's when my mother would sometimes ask me for money from my part-time jobs to help pay the bills. That is when I realized that we struggled financially. In one sense, I'm grateful to my parents for shielding us from the stress of worrying about money, but I also wish that they had been more financially literate and taught us that literacy growing up.
11:30 a.m. — I run to the grocery store and pick up some appetizers, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, feta, romaine, dill, green onions, parmesan, heavy cream, chicken stock, bread, beer, broccoli and olives. I'm making a sun-dried tomato chicken pasta with a romaine, dill and green onion salad and some roasted broccoli for dinner. For dessert, I'll bake some brookies with a mix I got from Sur la Table a couple of weeks ago.4 p.m.
12 p.m. — Because I ate breakfast so late, I'm not hungry at my usual lunchtime. I use my lunch break to go to the gym for a quick cardio workout.