Being gainfully employed is a blessing. What’s also a blessing is the ability to decide when the time has come to move on from a current situation. If you are in a position to decide that the job you have now is no longer working for you and you want to explore new opportunities, consider yourself extremely fortunate. However, you won’t reap
Read MoreBy Norissa Williams Often we set goals and work ardently towards the completion of those goals—pursuing a degree, finding “the one,” getting out of debt, getting married, a house, a baby and even becoming the CEO of your own career. While perseverance and hard work are admirable—and for me—very attractive traits, at times those same
Read MoreIn my last post, Why is Kenya Still Renting??? I shared with you that I strongly believed that Kenya was playing the fool when it came to handling her finances like a big girl; I concluded that if Kenya was fluid enough to pay around $58,000 ($52,000 in rent and $6,000 in security) to a
Read MoreBy Natasha Gordon In our last experience, we talked about finding our peace to make our Mondays feel like Fridays. Well, once you’ve found the peace, you now have the responsibility to maintain it. So you ask, “How do I maintain peace while dealing with challenges at my workplace?” Here are 5 tips on how
Read MoreKenya Moore, current “cast” member of Real Housewives of Atlanta, is embroiled in some serious legal disputes with her landlord over a recent eviction from her six-bedroom, six-bathroom Georgia mansion. I was so mad when I heard this! Being evicted is pretty bad, but I was HORRIFIED when I heard that Kenya Moore—former Miss USA,
Read Moreby Jackie Duodu-Burbridge I just wrapped up book #1 on my summer reading list, “Lean In” the somewhat controversial first book by Facebook’s COO, and working mother, Sheryl Sandberg. The book offers advice on how to navigate the professional and work/life balance struggles that women face in everyday life. Some say she misses the mark; some
Read MoreBy Norissa Williams As an adjunct lecturer and independent consultant, there are times when cash doesn’t always flow the way I want. So, although I love the thought of not having to teach in the summer, it’s bittersweet as my predictable income is cut in half. Fortunately, I’ve gone through this enough times that I
Read MoreAre you happy? There is a happy black woman revolution happening! We are making decisions to get out of life everything we want: beautiful bodies, strong romantic relationships, healthy family connections, meaningful friendships, money, preferred careers, and grounded spirituality. We are doing it by monitoring how we think, what we believe, and how we act.
Read MoreGrowing up, I was always good with money. I was the responsible child, who saved and began building an emergency fund at five years old. However, by my early 20s, I was buried in thousands of dollars in credit card and student loan debt, living paycheck-to-paycheck and barely making ends meet. The Downward Spiral When
Read MoreFrugalistas, What are you doing tomorrow night? After you pack your lunch for tomorrow and take care of your finances (i.e. clean out your bag for all of your loose change and put it in your Financial Freedom Bucket) like a real frugalista should, I hope you will
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