Money Part 1

Dear Readers,

Today I am coming to term with somethings that I have been quite ignoring.

For the past year, I guess - I've gotten many many questions about money. I've always just ignored them, as I thought they were a joke. Or maybe I just ignored them because I thought they were vulgar, I don't know.

Okay. I do have to admit that I was taken aback by the graphic nature of the questions: What's your advice to becoming wealthy? What your financial secrets are, etc. etc. At first, I really thought that it was people just asking these questions to make fun of me.

But I was at a restaurant last month - I never pay attention to the names of them, so I could not tell you which, but I was with my friend Madonna. At this time she had a male companion seated with us. Very young. Maybe 25. Could be a model. I asked her to ask him to leave as I didn't know him. She sighed, and we had basically a staring contest until she finally asked him to wait at X-. I guess I won. I would hope so. But we started talking about my advice column. People always ask me about it, it gets on my nerves. But I confessed to her about the money thing.

And she brought me to the understanding that people are really serious about this issue: Money. Where does it come from? How does one get much of it? She reminded me of all the people who don't have it and take jobs to get it.

After dinner when the waiter surprised us with a bottle of Louis XIII Remy (I still don't know why), I had an epiphany. I thought: this man is probably not doing this for fun. He is getting paid to be here.... He's doing it for money.

I had never even thought about that. Look around you and most people are performing various tasks: all for money!

And I realized that yes! People DO need my advice on the subject. I can ask around and see if any one I know knows! My assistant works with my ...person who gives me papers to sign! Surely he, I believe it is a he, knows something on the subject.

So, in conclusion. I will not ignore these money questions no longer! I will answer them! Together I will teach you!

Stay tuned for a special Financial Series!