Throughout my childhood, I have always had a good understanding of money and its uses. In fact, back when I played little league baseball in elementary school, the fields had a small “snack shack” store that sold candies and your typical assortment of baseball snacks. For those of you who do not know what little… Read more

When I was five-years-old, I found my first shiny quarter on a walk, sticking out of the crack of a concrete sidewalk crowded with weeds. Rubbing the lustrous coin between my fingers, I stashed it in my crammed sweatpants along with my other five-year-old possessions: a peculiarly shaped pebble, dirty tissues, and week-old bread crumbs.… Read more