College Prep Academy: Samariah Eastman

Samariah Eastman was a joy in the College Prep classroom. She always had something to share and wasn’t scared to look inside of herself in order to grow. While participating in Financially Alive & Free, she shared how she spent her money on makeup. “I went to Sephora to get lipstick, but then at the counter they had eyelashes and you can’t buy eyelashes without glue…”
She made the class laugh with her relatable story about how we get manipulated to purchase things that are not needs, but wants. “I grew up with the mentality, ‘I deserve this’,” without realizing how this type of behavior with her money can affect her financial freedom. With a new set of tools to keep her on a path where she questions her wants versus needs and where her money is better spent, Samariah is ready to attend Diablo Valley College in this fall.