A lovely little essay in the New York Times by Naomi Jackson about how the vulnerabilities of women can sometimes be protected by a little cash at hand.
Not all women might think this necessary. Such women are either overly dependent on the men in their lives or have never been exposed to fend off life on their own. But to the independent Afro Caribbean women who are used to having to manage alone, for whatever reason, this Vex Money is a lifebuoy. Opinion | What Does ‘Vex Money’ Do to Love? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/opinion/vex-money-afro-caribbean-women.html Roland. Toronto.