Education of the Female Mind

Written July, 2007 and I still believe it to be true to this day.




For all of you girls out there who actually read my blog, I want you to listen to this, and listen to it hard:

My education is what kept me afloat during this divorce. I didn't have to fight for alimony or argue about possessions. I was able to turn around and buy my house outright, with NO argument from the bank for a fat mortgage. I have a credit score in the 800s. If I walked into a car dealership right now, I could finance just about anything I wanted, no questions asked.

My point? Get your lazy asses into school. Figure out a way to support yourself, even if you don't have to utilize it at this point in your life. Things change throughout the years and life has this funny way of ripping your comfort zone right out from under you, when you LEAST expect it. I promise - it is never a bed of roses forever and if you don't plan for a rainy day, you're going to regret it.

So do what you need to, to set yourself up. Get an education. Then you can choose - REALLY CHOOSE - whoever you want and whatever you want in life. You don't have to make any decisions that don't suit you just because someone else is picking up the tab.

I get a certain amount of ego-boosted relief from the realization that at this point in my life, meeting a man who actually makes more money than me would be difficult. It's like I made it as an independent woman and that can never be taken away from me.

I wish all of the women in my life could experience that feeling!