Cheap and frugal: two traits that are often confused. Let’s use me as an example to demonstrate the difference. Embracing frugality allows you to live a wealthy life without being cheap .  I am a frugal person. My mantra throughout adulthood and into retirement has been based on maintaining a budget  and living within my means. I save when I can, which allows me to spend on my needs and wants . Practicing frugality doesn’t always mean sacrificing. I eat out, take vacations, indulge in splurge...

This past November, I had the pleasure of visiting the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center in Jackson, Mississippi. This small local museum was formerly Smith Robertson School, Mississippi’s first public school for Black students. Built in 1894, the school was named after Smith Robertson, a respected community leader and Jackson’s first black alderman.  Interesting fact: Richard Wright was one of the school’s graduates.  One of the exhibits focused on the role of Mississippi women...

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 #LitBizLife blog and...