3 Effective Workout Tips for Women

Working out is a great way to improve your health, and several studies have shown that it can reduce your risk of developing certain lifestyle diseases like diabetes by 50%. But aside from your physical well-being, it can also improve your mental health and reduce stress and anxiety levels. Working out can also be a

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Top Ways To Look After Yourself

Looking after yourself is something a lot of people forget to do. It is however very important for our health, well-being and mental state. People do go through all sorts of life and may need to make big or small changes depending on their circumstances, from eating less if they emotionally eat or going to

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How I’m Raising My Kid to be Money Confident

This blog post is sponsored by T. Rowe Price. All thoughts, opinions, and experiences are my own. My mother was a fierce woman. She left colonial Antigua to pursue midwifery in England back in the 1950s, lived throughout Europe and Canada, and finally settled in New York City in the 1970s with her then-husband to

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What I Wish I Learned about Money from My Mother

This blog post is sponsored by T. Rowe Price. All thoughts, opinions, and experiences are my own. My parents immigrated to the United States from Antigua in the 1970s to amass a small fortune, excel in their careers as nurse and doctor, raise two perfect, happy children, and be the envy of their friends and

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How I Paid Off My Graduate Debt

I became a teacher because of my passion for social justice. I wanted to give girls and boys that looked like me a chance to feel the love and support from someone that they could culturally relate to. I also wanted to give them the critical thinking tools to make them feel like they could

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How to Pay Down Credit Card Debt Quickly

I recently had an interview with a journalist from CNN about credit card debt. It inspired me to share all of my answers to his questions with you since they all weren’t included in the article.  Why is credit card debt so damaging? Credit card debt is damaging when you’re unable to repay the money

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Is it Ever Worth Buying a New Car?

The great debate: to buy new or to buy used? There’s something so appealing about that new car smell, the sensation of breaking in the seat and wearing down the steering wheel to the contour of your own preferences, taking ownership in your proudly-purchased set of wheels… it’s so appealing, in fact, that it almost

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5 Baby Steps to Eliminate Debt and Increase Your Financial Confidence

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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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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