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The Budget of a 37-year old Govt. Auditor Making $100,000+ in DC
… The Budget of a 35-year old Govt. Auditor Making $100,000+ in DC The Budget of a 33-year old Govt. Auditor Making $78,781.50 in DC The Budget of a 31-year old Govt. Auditor Making $64,000 in DC Author’s Note: If you would have told me that I would be on this path and going at this velocity, I wouldn’t have trusted you. After helping over 200 people through small business ideas, resume reviews, financial support, community wealth building, and etc… Your problem is not a lack of money (per se). The problem is with your relationship with money, and by proxy, your relationship with yourself. Your mindset shift will go a…
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How We Ended Up Closing Out 2019 with Audacious Goals
Closing out the year filled with ideas, goals and self-imposed deadlines. 2019 was an interesting year, to say the least. I think I accomplished a lot of pieces of my vision board and will continue to improve on the areas that I lacked. I’m looking forward to the next Vision Board to get together if people want to link up in the DMV. Just some magazines, glue, boards, creativity, and follow-through. Did it for the 30M on Google Maps (since my Instagram gets avg. 20 likes) 30,786,871 views as of 12.4.19 From country hoping to a few Podcast features to chilling on the couch watching Naruto and Demon Slayer. I deleted about 3,500 acquaintances…
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Checking Up on How a 35-year old Makes and Spends $100,000+ in DC
The last follow-up to the wildly popular, The Budget of a 33-year old Govt. Auditor Making $78,781.50 in DC, which preceded the other popular one, The budget of a 31-year-old Govt. Auditor Making $64,000 in DC. Corps Backstory And How I Used to Spend My Time Little known fact, I have a tattoo on my left arm that says “Law” in Chinese… Well, at least I hope it says “Law”. Got it back in Palms Springs, CA when I was in Marine Corps Communication, and Electronic School (MCCES), way before it was cool to be tatted up. It was always incomplete and in 2020, I’ll get the tattoo of “Order” on my right…
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From -$110K in Debt to $115K+ in Four Years
Hello, I’m Lawrence, a 36-year old Haitian-American plus Brazilian man, who went from over -$110,000 to $116,000 in net worth in 4 years. Starting off in January 2014 with $5,800 in credit card debt, $105,000 in student loans, additional moving fees of $5,000 pending, and a new job in DC, I was a bit stressed. As of December 2018, I closed out the year with a huge sigh of relief. My net worth peaked at $116,000+. “Sometimes you go as far as you can and then you go further.” I have seen low points back in 2012 in Tallahassee, Florida; working for an annual salary of $21,000. However, the winter of…
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Breaking Down The Net/Max Parent+ Financial Plan Step-by-Step
Of the 11 million families with children under age 18, and no spouse present, the majority are single mothers (8.5 million). Single fathers compose the remaining 2.5 million single-parent families. As such, it is only fitting that I draft a Net/Max Financial Plan for Single Parents. Moving the community forward wouldn’t work without supporting the strongest pillars. This is a road map; and, a Thank You for a job well done (before, during, and long after). For those brand new to this thread, here’s a fast track on reading material that you will need to LEVEL UP; the future Pulitzer Net/Max Financial Plan for Singles, The Magic Number for Million dollar Millennials, and When You…
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$77,000+ is the Magic Number for Million Dollar Millennials. How?
After spending about 5 years trying to help people through resume building, financial literacy tips, articles, personal 1-on-1s; I Found out Financial Literacy can be Easier.
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Home Ownership – How Much Can I Afford?
*Tips and Tricks Underlined While my roommate was having a fit about AC (in late July 2016); I ended up chatting with the landlord. Turns out he was selling the other apartment; and showed it to me. He said $125k. I said sold First of all, I don’t think your first purchase should be that complicated. You need to know the price and understand how much you can afford. I ended up purchasing my first home in October of 2016. It was in the same condominium complex. Additionally, I knew the area and the price was reasonable compared to the crazy studios in DC for $250k+. Reducing my expenses the year prior…
