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An Attitude Adjustment: 3 Ways to Rethink Your Finances for the Holidays
It might be time for an attitude adjustment. In fact, with the pressure to overspend and take on debt to meet the demand and expectations of the holidays, an attitude adjustment may be just what you...
View ArticleSpending Too Much Money? Blame Social Media
If you’re wondering why you’ve been spending more money than you planned to, you may be able to point a finger at all that time you’ve been spending on social media. According to Gallup, 30% of...
View ArticleShopping Insider: Are You Addicted to Spending?
Do you like to shop a little too much? Occasionally treating yourself to something new is one thing, but unplanned shopping sprees and knowing the intimate details of store clerks’ lives is another....
View ArticleLove & Money: Guarding Against a Spendthrift Spouse
When it comes to romantic relationships, opposites often attract. Unfortunately, that can also be true when it comes to money personalities: The saver and the spender often join forces in matrimony. If...
View Article5 Common Money Mistakes
When Zaneilia A. Harris landed her first job out of college as auditor with the federal government in 1993, she earned an annual salary of $25,000–”more money than some of my family members had ever...
View ArticleChoose Wealth, Not Style
It’s time we had a heart-to-heart talk about our financial future. I’m sure if you’ve read my column, heard my speeches, or had the chance to talk with me one-on-one, you know I have loudly and...
View ArticleYou Can’t Spend Your Way to Building Wealth
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a good friend that confirmed our community’s dysfunctional relationship with money. I was elated to hear that he’d landed a solid position after struggling for...
View ArticleFacing The Signs Of Debt Addiction
Originally Published Oct. 2, 2013 Financial problems come and go, but if you are stuck in a never-ending cycle of indebtedness, regardless of increases in income and other changes in your financial...
View Article5 Reasons To Get Real With Your Holiday Spending
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa (or any combination of these or less well-known traditions), the holidays are all about the spirit of giving. But because it’s largely a commercial...
View ArticleTips for Keeping Shopping Under Control
Face it, the holidays are long gone. You have no excuse to still be shopping like Christmas is tomorrow. Put your wallet down and listen up. If overspending is wiping out your bank account, it’s time...
View ArticleFacing The Signs Of Debt Addiction
Originally published Oct. 2, 2013 Financial problems come and go, but if you are stuck in a never-ending cycle of indebtedness, regardless of increases in your income and other changes in your...
View ArticleA Third Of Black Americans Keep Money Secrets From Partners, Coming As...
Some 30% of Black Americans keep financial secrets from their partners, barely higher than 28% of all Americans. Almost 60% of Blacks have shared tears over their spending habits. That figure is much...
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