The government has opened back up and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be receiving a check again. Unfortunately, it is only scheduled to be opened until the 15th unless a permanent agreement is reached. This means that these employees could be back in the same situation again soon. I want to share a […]

Money or lack of it knows no color. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that. He understood that while only African Americans suffered at the policies of Jim Crow, every race suffered under the economic injustice in the country. Not many people talk about Dr. King’s fight for economic equality and rightfully so. You couldn’t […]

80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck (according to Career Builder) and that means majority of the 800,000 employees who missed a paycheck because of the shutdown are facing a financial crisis. I want to share tips to help those locally and across the country who are affected by this terrible situation. Needs come first: […]

Every December we are all very motivated to change our life for the better! We get our pens out, we decorate our vision boards, and we make promise after promise.  Then the next December rolls around and we have done nothing! Since improving finances is in the top two of New Year Resolutions I want […]

10,000 employees are now leaving Verizon. Verizon decided to offer a buyout to employees at their company and 10,000 employees accepted their offer. Buyouts usually happen when companies need to restructure in order to save money. Buyouts are better than layoffs because in a buyout they give you money. In a layoff you just get […]

The face above is usually the face a person makes before they say the following sentence: I’m about to…..  The reason any of us say that sentence is because we are frustrated about something that is going on in our lives at the time.  That “something” is not just a one time occurrence. It has happened multiple times […]

Many people think I don’t buy anything. People think all I spend my money on is food and monthly expenses. I am just like everyone else. I go into stores and online and buy all kinds of things. I do ask myself a question before I buy anything. Am I making my money work for […]

Have you ever had to look over something twice? Maybe when you were in school you would double check your test before turning it in for a grade. Or when you were on your way to catch a flight and you double checked for your license. Taking a second look gives us a sense of […]

We live such busy lives. We go through each day complete our responsibilities, watch tv, go to sleep, and then wake up and do it all again. Day by day passes. Week by week goes by. Years slip away. I used to just blindly go through life and I didn’t even realize it. I went […]

It seems whenever we get near the end of a defined time period we find ourselves letting up and just waiting for the beginning again. We get to the end of an hour, maybe around the 45 mark (ex:11:45am) and we say we will get back to it after lunch. It is Thursday of the […]