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With No Savings and No Home, There is a New Debt Crisis. My Mom Can’t Afford to Retire
Last year, my siblings and I had a heart to heart conversation with my mother. It broke my heart to say it. It broke her spirit to hear it.
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How to Increase Your Financial Awareness
From Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Arianna Huffington, Ray Dalio and etc.; they all seem to have that "It factor". They mastered their financial equation. Your Financial Intelligence is comprised of three parts: Intelligence Quotient (IQ) + Emotional Quotient or Emotional Intelligence (EQ) + Adversity Quotient. Those who can quickly assess their weaknesses, mask or complement them instantly become successful.
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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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Black Media and the Future of Black Wealth in America
So… So What? Now What? When writing an article like this, some assume that you have a vendetta or an ax to grind with Black news/media. Once published, one can also welcome the regal title of “Hater” or the intellectual critique of famed lyrical poets such as Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (T.I.) who would undoubtedly stop at the title, just to cut me off to say, “that’s some Bullshit!“ The latter, T.I repeatedly stated in the same video that he appreciates the tax benefits that the Republican party offers him but he will be dammed if he will not benefit off the backs of his own people first. Yeah, he said that.…
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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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How a 33-year old Millennial Makes and Spends $79,000 salary in DC
The Follow-Up to the Budget of a 31-year old Govt. Auditor making $64,000 Salary in DC. To be honest, 2015 was a rough year. Lesson learned – never break up with a girl around New Year; you will be paying for it all year. She went into Mad Queen mode. I ended up having to move 4 times. But like all things, I persisted throughout the process. In gratefulness, I was able to experience different parts of DC on a fast track from Arlington, to Columbia Heights and finally settling on the land beyond the shadows, Largo, MD. In Columbia Heights, I was able to live a sitcom life. Five bedrooms and two baths shared with…
