The influx of technology into Silicon Valley brought unaccustomed luxuries to many residents, along with a craving for fast money and sex. As a young single mother, Tanisha Nicole Billops worked in this flashy setting for years. But at age twenty-seven, she found herself in financial ruin, contemplating suicide. What went so wrong so quickly?

This honest personal account goes deep into the author's past, starting with her beloved grandparents' story, and depicts her experiences coming of age as an African American woman in San Jose.

Billops had to grow up quickly in a world...