Lauren London On Changing Her Mindset Around Money And Teaching Her 14-Year-Old Son About Abundance
Lauren London may have garnered her riches through a career in acting, but she is now more focused on sustaining wealth for generations to come. Like in some Black households, Lauren didn’t grow up learning about financial literacy. Rather, she was always in survivor’s mode, and the people around her were in similar situations. However, she never wanted to be a slave to the scarce mentality. The You People actress opened up about her relationship with money for a live taping of Assets Over Liability during Revolt World.
“I’ve had to work on my mindset around money as well and understanding that it’s an energy too. Even when I was not making enough to pay my car note and all this stuff, I always knew that if I had to put a lot of money into something, it was gonna come back,” she said.
“I never thought with a scarce mentality. I think because I grew up around a lot of people that did, it was like (gasp), steal from Peter to pay Paul, and I was like, I don’t wanna do that. Like, I know it’s gonna come somewhere, and then it would. I’ll get another job. At one point, I had three jobs.”
Now, not only is she learning about financial literacy and investing in real estate and looking to make other investments, her 14-year-old son Kameron Carter has also taken a liken to it. The mother of two revealed that Kameron, whom she shares with Lil Wayne, began taking stock classes during the pandemic and she encourages him to have an abundance mindset.
“As far as generational wealth, my son is 14, and it’s just about like his education on it. I didn’t have education on it,” she said. “My mom struggled. She was a single mom. She had three jobs, so I knew how to hustle, and I knew how to survive, so I was thinking with the mentality of survival rather than generational wealth.
She continued, “I didn’t have the mentality of abundance growing up, so I have those conversations with my son about abundance like you can have so much for so many people, not just yourself. For your kids and their kids and the community, and so we just have those conversations a lot.”
When asked what inspired him to research investing, she cited her uncle and her late partner, rapper Nipsey Hussle, who she shares her 7-year-old son Kross Asghedom with. Outside of his music, Nipsey became known for giving back to his community and speaking about investing and entrepreneurship.
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London Alexaundria is the contributing editor for xoNecole. She is an alum of Clark Atlanta University, where she majored in Mass Media Arts and has worked in journalism for over ten years. You can follow her on Instagram and TikTok @theselfcarewriter
ItGirl 100 Honors Black Women Who Create Culture & Put On For Their Cities
As they say, create the change you want to see in this world, besties. That’s why xoNecole linked up with Hyundai for the inaugural ItGirl 100 List, a celebration of 100 Genzennial women who aren’t afraid to pull up their own seats to the table. Across regions and industries, these women embody the essence of discovering self-value through purpose, honey! They're fierce, they’re ultra-creative, and we know they make their cities proud.
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Rihanna Talks Shedding Expectations And Finding Balance As A Mother
Since becoming a mother in 2022, Rihanna has defined parenthood by her terms and hopes to pass that sense of autonomy on to her children.
For Vogue China’s April cover story, Rihanna shared her perspective on raising her two sons with A$AP Rocky, and how she hopes to preserve her children’s uniqueness, devoid of societal expectations.
"The most beautiful thing...is that [children] come into the world with their own individuality and sincerity, without any logic or conformity,” she told the publication. “Which usually makes you feel that you must fit into a certain group."
The “Work” artist, known for her trendsetting style and captivating persona, expressed her desire to support children in fully embracing their individuality and encouraging them to be whoever they want to be. "It's really beautiful to see and I want to continue to help them navigate that and make sure that they know they can be whoever they want to be,” she says.
She continues, “They should embrace it completely, because it's beautiful, and it's unique. I love them just that way."
From shattering music charts to shaking up the beauty industry, Rihanna has forged a path that has since created the “dream” life we see today. One that she says has made her parents proud of.
“I’m living my dream,” she continued. “My parents were very proud of that because they just wanted me to be happy and successful. So, I think the key thing is to find some kind of balance. Yes, balance is important. Do this and you get the best of both worlds. You can write your own life the way you want, and it will be beautiful. Sometimes, you just need to let go of everyone’s expectations and start living your own story.”
Rihanna, who shares sons, RZA, 23 months, and Riot, 8 months, with rapper A$AP Rocky, recently shared her vision for expanding her family in the future in Interview Magazine.
When stylist Mel Ottenberg asked about the number of additional children she hoped to have, Rihanna replied, "As many as God wants me to have.”
"I don't know what God wants, but I would go for more than two. I would try for my girl,” she adds. “But of course, if it's another boy, it's another boy."
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