WomenWorking.com

I’m pleased that WomenWorking.com has included an excerpt from my second book on personal finance, 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money on their site.

Thanks WomenWorking.com!

There are 6 simple steps to getting what you want from your money:

Have you ever pulled $20 out of the ATM and two hours later you had no idea how you spent the money? Having a spending plan is a way to help you recognize what you’ve been spending your money on and what changes you may want to make. Use these simple steps:

Read the whole excerpt here.

Buy your copy of 10 Things College Students Need to Know About Money here.

5 Most Common Mistakes College Students Make

As students get ready to go back for the fall semester of college, I thought it would be a great time to take a moment and share some tips for saving a few dollars and getting started on the right financial foot. This is an article that I wrote for HBCU Digest.

Read the full article here.

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Control Your Brand

He's a business, man!

I took a close look at The Decision and thought about how we all can apply Lebron’s strategies wealth building strategies to the average employee. Do you know your worth? Are you building your brand? Check out my personal finance suggestions on Shalena D.I.V.A.

Watch the new video from Shay on using your career to build your wealth.

7 Things High School Grads Must Do This Summer to Prepare for College

I’m thrilled that Popular Hispanics has decided to run a piece I wrote for high school graduates this summer, 7 Things High School Grads Must Do This Summer to Prepare for College.

Now that your child has graduated from high school what are their next steps towards a successful financial transition into college? Here are seven tips they should be working on this summer.

Check out the article by clicking here.

Financial Tips from 50 Cent

As you know, I’ve partnered with Shalena Diva to provide financial education tips to her audience. Many of us have seen the photos of 50 Cent after he lost all that weight for a new role, but how many of us thought about the financial lessons that we could learn from it? There are 3 lessons to be learned from 50’s weight loss and I share them in this week’s video for Shalena Divas’s site.

Watch the video here.

HBCU Digest Column – Ignorance is Bliss

This month I began writing for HBCU Digest. I’m really concerned with providing financial education to students at HBCUs. These colleges and universities graduate half of the Black professionals in the US. It makes no sense to prepare these students to get a good job and not educate them on how to handle the money they will be earning.

Every month I’ll post financial education tips, musings from my work at HBCUs, and answers to questions from students at HBCUs. The first column is titled “Ignorance is Bliss”.

Be well.

Voluptua Project – 5 Reasons You Should Open an Account at a Credit Union

This month, my article on The Voluptua Project is about credit unions.

# 1 Traditional banks don’t care about you.
Traditional banks exist to make money for shareholders. This means that regardless of how much money they spend to make you think otherwise, their main concern is for a healthy bottom line not for your welfare. Sometimes their desire to earn profits dovetails with your desire to be financially solvent, but don’t be fooled .. read the rest of the article here.

April is Financial Literacy Month – Establish Credit

Since April is Financial Literacy Month I’ve invited a few folks to share their blogs with my readers throughout the month.

One of the most often asked questions about personal finance is how to establish credit. There are several strategies that people use. One of my favorite tips is to get a cell phone. It’s a manageable monthly bill that will allow you to have a needed service while building credit. This article from The Smarter Wallet suggests a few other ways to establish credit.

Don’t forget to purchase a copy of Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook at a 25% discount (use code XS8K4YGX). Spread the word that financial literacy is power! Buy a book for a friend and a relative.

April is Financial Literacy Month – Financial Makeover

Since April is Financial Literacy Month I’ve invited a few folks to share their blogs with my readers throughout the month.

How many of us have seen those makeover shows on cable and wished we could have a financial makeover? Well, here’s your chance! This article on making over your financial life is a great place to start. It covers some simple, but important, tips to help you take control of your financial life.

Don’t forget to purchase a copy of Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook at a 25% discount (use code XS8K4YGX). Spread the word that financial literacy is power! Buy a book for a friend and a relative.

Each one teach one.

April is Financial Literacy Month – Credit Cards for Students

Since April is Financial Literacy Month I’ve invited a few folks to share their blogs with my readers throughout the month.

As we all know, the new CARD Act has a restriction that will prohibit people younger than 21 from applying for a credit card unless they have a co-signer that is older than 21 years old. That means that parents with students that will be heading off to college soon may want to co-sign for a card for their child to use in emergency situations, but how do you know which card is a good fit for a college student? This guest post from Digerati Life discusses some of the pros and cons of credit card usage for college students and which credit cards may be the best option for your student.

Don’t forget to purchase a copy of Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook at a 25% discount (use code XS8K4YGX). Spread the word that financial literacy is power! Buy a book for a friend and a relative.

Each one teach one.

April is Financial Literacy Month – Psychology of Spending

Since April is Financial Literacy Month I’ve invited a few folks to share their blogs with my readers throughout the month.

The first blog is about the Psychology of Spending. I’m sure we all know that we shouldn’t spend more than we make and we shouldn’t purchase things based on emotion….. but sometimes that’s harder said than done. In that spirit here’s a great article with tips to help you use money wisely.

Don’t forget to purchase a copy of Money Matters: The Get It Done in 1 Minute Workbook at a 25% discount (use code XS8K4YGX). Spread the word that financial literacy is power! Buy a book for a friend and a relative.

Each one teach one.