Overview

• Union shared on June 12 at the American Black Film Festival that her first major paycheck went toward a black-on-black Mazda Miata with leather seats
• She recalled ignoring her father’s warning that new cars lose value the moment they drive off the lot
• Union said the Miata’s leather interior repeatedly burned her legs under the California sun
• She and retired NBA star Dwyane Wade signed a prenuptial agreement before marrying in 2014 and generally split household expenses evenly
• Despite her career success in the late 1990s, Union said a lingering scarcity mindset from her early days still shapes how she handles money today