By: Kara Stevens
To be honest, ya’ll, I have been in a little funk lately. l have become envious of the life that I want, instead of the live that I have. Intellectually, I know that things come in time. Cognitively I am aware that my envy comes from being unrealistic and unfair to myself. I am also
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By: Kara Stevens
By definition, a mantra is a mystic syllable or lyrical poem that devotees chant, recite, and repeat in rapid succession as to create and instill single-minded concentration on a particular goal or destination. According to this philosophy, the mind serves as the bed of all thought, which subsequently lays the foundation of our feelings
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By: Kara Stevens
by Natasha Gordon Let’s talk about the background on susu: susu is a system of saving found throughout the Caribbean and coming from our roots in West Africa. It is form of cooperative economics. Susu is made up of groups of family members or friends, each of them agreeing to paying, or “throwing”, a specified amount of
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By: Kara Stevens
My father always says that money doesn’t buy happiness, but it can take away sadness by alleviating the things that can cause us hardships. Never has that rung more true for me than this summer. A string of unforeseeable (and one planned) events left me ever so grateful for the financial lessons I learned in
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By: Kara Stevens
I know that if you are a frugalista, like me, you are always looking for ways to increase your income. You have two ways to do that: increase your streams of income or decrease your expenditure. Today, I am going to share with you how I did the former without stressing myself out. 1. Be
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By: Kara Stevens
In 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
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By: Kara Stevens
By 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
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By: Kara Stevens
Hey Mr. DJ Ever hear a song that you don’t really like on the radio, but because they play it so often, it kind of gets stuck in your head? We all have. It’s definitely annoying, but there is no real harm in having a corny song take up some temporary head space before being
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By: Kara Stevens
On April 30th, Marilyn Booker, Managing Director of the Urban Markets Group at Morgan Stanley and board member of the New York Urban League and Michael Braithwaite, Vice President, kicked off the “Building Wealth Creation” financial literacy and empowerment series for the New York Urban League Young Professionals. With over fifty years of combined expertise
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By: Kara Stevens
There is a reason why “debt” is a “four-letter” word. Debt is a curse and keeps you from living your life free of fear, worry, and frustration. The irony is that we run away from our financial problems because we want to avoid pain. Running away, however, only worsens the state of our finances, thus
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