I balance working hard to reach my financial goals and spending time with my son. I never want him to feel neglected.

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I didn't grow up with much. My dad single-handedly raised me, and we were lower-middle class. I always wished we had the same things my friends had. Many of my friends lived in houses and got cars when they were 16. Meanwhile, we would get eviction warnings on the door of our apartment, and we definitely couldn't afford a second car.