Nia Long Shares Money Moves to Set Her Sons Up for Financial Success

Nia Long has taken on the role of a financial manager for her two sons. During the American Black Film Festival, she shared her financial strategies in a discussion with Ally Bank. In the panel titled “Money and Mindfulness: A Conversation with Nia Long,” she revealed some of her saving tactics. LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 27: Actress Nia Long attends a career retrospective for SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations at SAG-AFTRA Foundation on June 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images) “One of the things is [that] I started saving for my children before I became a mother,” Long stated. “I took $3,000 and just put [it] in this account. I was like, ‘I’m never touching that.’ And it allowed me to get my son through NYU without any student loans. I’m so proud. It makes me cry because we did it. Yes, we did it. And it was a plan. If you put that plan into action and you don’t waver from your ultimate goal, God will show you the way to get there. You just have to trust the process.” Passing on Financial Literacy Long also shared her son’s post-college plans and the financial concerns...