What’s the biggest reason people don’t invest? Because they “don’t have” money. If you wait until you have money to invest, you might wait forever. You need to curve it out of your existing expenses and make it a priority Read more…
I can’t be the only one struggling to make a budget! I’m a finance professional, I work with excel spreadsheets all day, I love numbers, but I still can’t manage to stick to the routine of making a monthly budget. Read more…
You don’t need to be a financial expert to be an expert in your finances. Financial professionals might help you with how to get to where you want to be but they can’t tell you where you want to be Read more…
Finances are scary and intimidating for a lot of people, but they shouldn’t be. Finances are science, an exact science I might add. Numbers don’t lie. One plus one will always equal two. The principals you need to follow to Read more…
I don’t like the app on your phone that tells you how much time you spend on social media. I honestly don’t know how, but my average daily time on social media is between 2-3 hours! Anyone else having this Read more…
I grew up in East Africa in one of the poorest countries in the world. This is not to make anyone feel sorry, but to show that I’m familiar with this concept. I consider myself to be middle class: not Read more…
The last week has been heavy and heartbreaking for many especially for us the black community. There are no words to express how I’m feeling. Some days, I am angry. I feel defeated. Some days, I’m horrified. Somedays I’m numb. Read more…
The year was 2005. It was my first (ever) job in the USA. I didn’t speak a lot of English, but I was going to college, so my written English was better. To make matters worse, I was going to Read more…
Do you want to be a CEO and own your business? Have you seen all these advertisements saying how it’s great to be your own boss and think to yourself that it will be awesome? Do you see pictures on Read more…
My credit card limit had not been increased for 3 years. I called the credit card company and asked if they could increase it since I had changed jobs and was making more. To my surprise, they said “NO”. I Read more…