My writing is definitely influenced by and speaks to African-Americans because that is who I am. I'm black. I'm a black woman. I'm a black mother, wife, churchgoer, etc. I am the legacy of slavery.

I like the idea of having a paperless society.But to be paperless means you have to be so careful with your identity.

A foreclosure does not define you financially.

Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about it can certainly bankrupt your relationship.

My first piece of career advice is find your gifting. Find the thing that you are skilled at and figure out if you can make a living doing it.

I'm driving my old car until I'm on a first name basis with the low tow truck drivers!

You made a decision given your life circumstances and you have to be ok with that. Regrets that can't be change is just torturing yourself.

You shouldn't invest the money if you are looking to use it within five years. Too much risk.

I use a "Debt Dash" approach to paying off debt. I recommend people focus on paying off the debt with the lowest balance first. So if the primary has less debt you would focus on that.

Priorities lead to prosperity.

The sad thing is many people learn how to manage money after they've made a lot of financial mistakes, some that take decades to fix.

The comeback need to always be more effective than the downfall!

Thus like a Captive in an Isle confin'd, Man walks at large, a Pris'ner of the Mind

Knowledge is learning without a limit.

It was the last time I would ever do that.

The key to living a purposeful life lies in identifying how best you can be a vehicle for God's divine love and light.

I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also let my friends know the motive that led me to take my own life.

A person can't know what happiness is without experiencing sadness. And I think that's healthy.

I try to minimize the noise, and I don't use Facebook except for my fan page, and I don't look at anything. It's getting a lot easier.

I have girlfriends who've had Botox and been left with lumps in their faces. And the lips, don't even get me started.

Life is serious, but I do think that God wants us to enjoy the things He's given us, like music.