Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez, CFP® (aka Ladysplaining Money) is the founder of Aptus Financial, a national speaker, and co-founder of Save10—a campaign to empower women to save for life and retirement. She holds a BA from Salem College and an MPP from Harvard University. But First, Save 10 is her first book. Find her at ladysplainingmoney.com.
Ruby knew this story and what it said about Mom's threshold for domestic abuse, perhaps better than anyone else since her driveway was practically adjoined to our own. She called anyway.