“Because if they can feed you, they can starve you” - that’s brutal but true.
2026-08-29 18:19:20
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Jena :
My mother always told me growing up “you have a man because you want one NOT because you need one”. Best advice I ever received!
2026-08-29 17:40:06
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.makayleigh_ :
I’m making the decision at 17 to surrender myself back to the state here soon before my 18th bday, just so I know I will have the help I need to make sure I make a good life for myself. I have an amazing boyfriend and we’ve been together for a long time, but we both agree it’s smarter for me to take the help from the state than to depend on him for help where I don’t have parental figures.
2026-09-06 15:54:50
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Susan🌻 :
My dad used to always say “your education won’t wake up one day and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore”
2026-08-29 21:40:43
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Asya|| Nursing Student 💕🩺 :
I agree! I should have started my nursing journey a long time ago 😩 but I’m 36 and I started the LPN program 2 weeks ago.
2026-08-30 00:47:14
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Kassie Almond :
Young woman!!! PLEASE TAKE THIS ADVICE❤️❤️she is literally speaking my life I gave my whole life to a husband and 3 kids 30 years later I am looking at a divorce and no security because I stayed at home and raised 3 kids four if you include him 😒 anywho yeah 48 years old and working minimum wage jobs is a real eye opener to say the least 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️
2026-08-29 20:55:42
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Amanda Rushing Henle :
Never thought I'd be a widow at 48. So thankful that I was an RN to be able to support myself. Life insurance only goes so far. I lost over half of my household income. Social security does not help out unless you're 60 or disabled. My son got the survivor benefit until he turned 18, which is ridiculous because he was in school full-time and working 2 part-time jobs. My mom raised me to be able to support myself and not to depend on a man for financial security. Great advice!💜
2026-09-05 20:04:20
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hay.renee.co :
Seriously! I never went to college, but landed an office job around 21 in an industry I knew nothing about. Fell in love with it, worked my way up and am now nationally accredited in my field. Women need to be self sufficient!
2026-08-29 20:05:53
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Life with Liz :
Agreed. I’m so glad I went to school because I would’ve been screwed
2026-09-06 01:15:10
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Happy Hippie LLC :
I’m here as a woman and speak for the trades! My husband has six degrees and I’ve been the “breadwinner”…
2026-08-30 00:48:36
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MELANIE WEBB :
My mama begged me to not go from my fathers house to my husbands house. She was right I didn’t listen. Went back to school at 33 and got my paralegal degree and met an amazing man who owns 37 rental houses.
2026-08-29 22:19:31
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JenC9303💙💙 :
Amen!! Amen!! Amen!! Please listen girls!!!!!!!!
2026-09-05 13:39:59
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ChrisLyn68 :
YES! If you don’t want to go to college, learn a trade. Set yourself up to be able to take care of yourself. Always have a way out! You never know when you will need it. Started over after 17 years.
2026-08-29 22:12:55
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<•Jamie•> :
For girls….even if you marry someone who allows you to be a SAHM, just get a degree!!!! This is big facts ma’am, as a nurse on my second marriage….i would have been in serious trouble in between if I didn’t have a degree ♥️♥️
2026-08-29 19:47:06
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Daniel :
This is why I set my wife up with a fantastic 6 figure pension that my death would not take away. She’s set for the rest of her life. All she has to do is wake up every day.
2026-08-29 19:58:39
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Susan McLamb :
Melanie, what do you do for a living?
2026-09-01 02:37:30
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𝕂𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕒 :
Do not rely solely on a partner either. Make your own money. There is nothing wrong with independence.
2026-08-30 20:58:22
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hankman :
You wise beyond your years and a great role model 👍
2026-08-29 18:07:20
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dontworryboutit8675309 :
Girl!!!!! You're almost at 100K!!!!!!
2026-08-29 20:08:24
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babyinfinite12 :
It’s too late Melanie I’m already 32 🥲🥲😭😭
2026-08-30 05:42:57
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Mydaughterdidthis :
I WISH I would have followed my intuition in my younger yrs but nope a man convinced me otherwise. im determined my girls will know better!
2026-08-29 19:30:20
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LynnieD :
I can buy myself flowers💐🎶😂
2026-08-29 18:03:39
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crystal75 :
That’s what I taught all my girls
2026-09-04 14:31:29
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scottbarkley673 :
Not all men are dogs. Ease up on the men bashing. There are good men out there that are the best thing to happen in a good woman's life.
2026-08-29 21:37:16
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user9471513834452 :
Best advice ever! Also, have some $$ stashed away that only you know about and have access to.
2026-08-31 13:10:41
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