"Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions." As an 11-year-old kid watching Ice Cube's classic film Friday, I didn't realize how much this quote from the movie's secondary antagonist, Big Worm, would stick with me throughout my life and career.

It rings in my ears whenever I have a conversation about money in the workplace. It's been present with me whenever I have a salary negotiation for a new job, whenever I've been up for a promotion and, most of all, it's top of mind when I’m able to compare how much I get paid relative to my peers and competitors for the same kind of work. READ MORE