1. Buy books you know you will not read.

2. Buy more fruit than you think you need.

3. Don’t buy anything but books and fruit when you’re emotional.

4. Take criticism better than you think you do.

5. Take a weird class.

6. Go on a random adventure.

7. Save time for error.

8. Save room for fairy tales.

9. Let people surprise you.

10. Let that person in.

1. Let people pass you on the highway.

2. Don’t let people take your taxis.

3. Carry cash just in case.

4. Carry your passport just because.

5. Giving piggybacks to kids is cool.

6. Getting them from your guy is hot.

7. Call as much as you e-mail.

8. Put your your phone down and look out the window.

9. Drama should be left to actors.

10. Jade should only be used as a noun, not a verb.

On ABC’s @Work With Tory Johnson telling ladies what NOT to wear to work! Read more at http://bit.ly/saPPOW

1. If you wear a short dress in winter, bring a coat.

2. If you don’t, people will laugh and you will get sick.

3. Stop staring people down, 6th grade is o-v-e-r.

4. Stop fixating on that one piece of criticism.

5. “Cute” is not a compliment.

6. Tell women they are “beautiful” — don’t just think it.

7. Be a girl’s girl, not a girly girl.

8. You aren’t going to be the one to change him.

9. There’s nothing hopeless about being a romantic.

10. There’s nothing romantic about being hopeless.

I’m never going to be the one to say that I know how to do lots of things well. But, admitting when I’m wrong has always been one of them.    

So, I’ve been wrong. You’ve been there for me through my on-air adventures, misadventures and job changes. You’ve asked how I’m doing when I’m cryptically tweeting Nietzche quotes or frantically trying to find a Z-pack abroad. You’ve guided me to the best restaurants from Seattle to Helena to Brooklyn to London. You’ve supported my charity causes. You’ve asked provocative questions about market gyrations and made suggestions of the ones I should be asking of CEOs and politicians. You’ve corrected my typos and commented on my op-eds. You’ve entertained my passport stamp collecting hobby and love of Katy Perry song quotes. And, all you’ve asked for in return is for more updates from my life!  Well, I’ve been wrong in not giving them to you as often as you’ve wanted. And, for that, I’m sorry.

I know, I know…no excuses. But, you should know that being less share-y wasn’t without good reason. No, I haven’t been in Bali or I would have definitely told you about that. No, I haven’t been “finding myself” in flea markets or yoga studios around NYC or I would have also let you know in sweaty, smelly real-time. I’ve actually been pretty holed-up, with my head-down, learning more about website buttons and code than I ever thought I would. I’ve been writing, designing and creating something I knew needed to exist. I had a vision. I saw a void. I wanted to fill it. 

It was tougher than I thought. I figured it out as I went. It was admittedly a whole heckuva a lot harder than I expected. But, since you know me, you know I’m not easily discouraged. And, I wasn’t. So, now I’m ready to tell you about it.

My vision was to make financial news as fun to read as US Weekly but as informative as The Economist; to put money content in a party dress; and, to tell the stories of women thriving in this recession.

Recessionista.com — it’s the embodiment of my vision, and the first project out of the gate from Nothing But Gold Productions. And, starting now, you’ll be hearing about it…a lot. Be careful what you ask for!

1. Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, and Buddy Roemer are not in the 1%.

2. Mitt Romney, John Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain are in the 1%. 

3. It’s about $700,000 annual household income to make it in the top 1% of america.  

4. In 2006, President Obama was not in the top 1% — but he is now.

5.  66% of people in a recent poll believe that the rich-poor divide should be narrowed.  

Discussing which political candidates are in the “1%” on CNN’s “Newsroom.”

1. Grow your age.

2. Acting your age is overrated.

3. Bite off more than you can chew.

4. Stop biting your nails. Gross.

5. Teased hair rarely looks good.

6. Shoulder pads don’t look good. Ever.

7. Loose lips are contagious, but so are wide eyes.

8. Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full.

9. Follow your cravings.

10. Follow no one path.