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Why Slow Fashion Is Better For Your Budget and Your Soul

To be quite honest, I’ve opted out of being “fabulous”. Being fabulous seems too confusing. Seems like too much work. With new fashion trends coming out on what seems like a daily basis, it’s hard to keep up.   And now I’m not ashamed to admit it: I feel completely overwhelmed by it all. Recently,

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Single and Saving in the City

“If you are currently seeing more than one person, schedule your hair appointments first and then the date, not the other way around!”

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Birthday Money: 5 Tips To Keep In Mind When Planning For a Night to Remember

t’s your birthday! Yay! You want to do something special; you want your partners-in-crime to share it with you! You want to make it a night to remember!

To keep it a night-to-remember and not a nightmare for you and your friends, think smart about how money factors into the planning of your celebration.

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Debt or Your Life? Choose Life

One of the most haunting movies I’ve ever watched as a student of behavioral economics is The Joneses. The movie is based on the concept of stealth marketing, which is just that— an aspect of marketing in which the audience is not aware that they are being marketed to. In The Joneses, a marketing team

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I Declare the End of June, Fatherless Daughter Month

My mother called me late one night in April. Her voice was lethargic. Not her usual steady tone. Like she had been deep in battle and lost. She told me that her husband— a man that she hadn’t seen in the flesh for over thirty years— and my father—a man who I hadn’t spoken to

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Should You Go Into Debt for an Out of Network Therapist?

It was the most expensive treatment I had ever undergone, but it was absolutely worth it.

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How to Financially Prepare for Maternity Leave

Once my husband and I decided that we wanted to start a family, I started thinking about ways that I could stay home with our baby for the first six months on her life, even if it were to be unpaid. In this piece, I talk about the various ways to leverage baby showers, family

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3 Minimalist Ideas for Your Home that Won’t Break the Bank

I’m obsessed with minimalism. If you didn’t know, check here for some context. I entered the world of minimalism through the lens of wanting to declutter my home and save money. But now that I’m a year or two into this journey, I’m staying because of the other benefits: I believe minimalism has helped me become

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6 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

It’s official, spring is here!!! Despite this damn snow, I am going to will the spring into existence! 🙂 I love what the spring represents. It represents growth, lightness, and newness. That’s why I understand the concept of “spring cleaning.” out with the old and in the new.  For the last couple of weeks, I

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The Ultimate 30-Day Action Plan for Black Women to Fix Their Finances Fast

If you’ve been rocking with me for at least the last month, you know that I’ve been going hard on spreading the financial gospel during (Black) Women’s History Month.  On March 18th, there was so much love, fellowship, and transformation happening at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore. It was my first LIVE event and the official book

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