I'm a 19 year old college student in St Louis Missouri Majoring in Finance and currently earning a Dental Assisting Diploma.  You probably read my fields of study and thought wow they're worlds apart and you're right - they are. When I moved to St Louis I was lucky enough to have a family who was capable of supporting me financially. But, what really is enough money to shop? My mother has always been one to redundantly talk about the importance of money. Being my teenage self I avoided all forewarning and took matters into my own hands.

 

Two years and 5 credit cards later I'm currently digging myself out of a financial hole I had no reason being in. The frugal Black Girl is a community I built to share my experiences and all the things that I've learned along the way. I still shop, travel and do all the things I want to. The difference is I learned to be frugal and create avenues for me to enjoy the things I want while still meeting my financial obligations. My experience could have been avoided entirely however my choices led me to a path that allows me to help young women who cannot avoid these financial mishaps, because I know that sometimes things happen.