Brenda W. Hargroves

Everything is presented in lists these days. 😎 I was pleasantly surprised that the first three items on a list of lessons for kids before they turn 18 were related to financial literacy. The items? Read a pay stub without guessing Set up direct deposit and know FDIC basics Handle teen taxes However, boys and girls should learn financial literacy skills long before they get their first real jobs. Children have to handle money throughout their lives, so it benefits them

I haven’t addressed my writer’s journey for several months, and lately I’ve been thinking about how this journey has progressed. So here we are. The accomplishments I’ve achieved during my six years as an author/coach include: the honor of having one of my short stories published on a literary journal’s website and an essay included in a published anthology won an expenses-paid scholarship to a writer’s retreat and an award for best first chapter published 87 posts on my #Lit