“Choiceful” in “The Business of Me” means the ability to determine the best course of action for our lives. “Choiceful” means we are allowed to make our own decisions using our good judgment and not having to delegate those decisions to others. Delegating a decision may to some be “the easy way out”, but in reality it can lead us to places in our life we do not want to be.
In many cases survivors of domestic violence have not been allowed to make their own financial decisions. In some cases actually making decisions can be a scary prospect for these women and some of them may feel that they are not able to make decisions correctly or in some cases they really don’t want to make decisions surrounding their finances at all. However, as they will learn making their financial decisions is empowering and liberating.