Michelle Singletary, columnist at The Washington Post used to have a personal finance intervention show on TVOne back in 2006 called Singletary Says. I used to wake up early Sunday mornings so I wouldn’t miss the show. I did not even care when they showed the reruns. It was that good. One of my favorite
Read Moreby Monique Halley Bottom line, relationships are huge investments. We pour ourselves into them. We need to feel like we’re getting something back. If you’re not, then something needs to change. And you’re the only one who can figure out what that change needs to be. If you are in this situation, I suggest using
Read MoreBefore I got married, I spent nearly half of my life dating. Yes, half! In the sixteen years that I dated and dated and… dated, I learned a lot about the role that money plays in relationships. Even though money is that one thing that no one likes to talk about in a relationship, I
Read MoreThe time for college drop offs and summer vacations is fast approaching. It can be very tempting and seem almost unavoidable to spend a lot of money on the travel, accommodations or eating when visiting a different city or place. However, instead of thinking of it as the last large expense of the summer and
Read MoreLast night, I stayed up late and Martin, one of my favorite shows from the 90s, was on. In this particular episode, Martin discovered that Gina made substantially more money than he did. And he was far from happy, to say the least. In fact, when he found out that Gina made more money than
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Dating can affect your budget if you do not keep an eye on your wallet. It is tempting to spend money on experience while you are getting to know someone. However, there are plenty of ways to date and learn about your date without spending a ton of money. But you have to think outside
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I attended a beautiful wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. He was Italian. She was Jamaican. This was his second marriage. This was her first. He had two children that he brought to the marriage. She, on the other hand, was looking forward to starting a family with him. The pastor candidly spoke about the
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FREE QUIZ: Learn how your emotions impact your financial future. I attended a beautiful wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. He was Italian. She was Jamaica. This was his second marriage. This was her first. He had two children that he brought to the marriage. She, on the other hand, was looking forward to starting
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Today, I will be on HuffPostLive talking about money and marriage. YUM!!! I wrote the following article for LearnVest earlier this year. I am sharing it with you. 🙂 I get it from my mama. I grew up in a home with a lot of contradictory messages around money. My mother was the first of
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I met Ella last year at the 2013 Blogging While Brown Conference. It was my first time ever attending a blogger conference and I did not know what to expect. I met Ella during lunch and she was so open and approachable. We kept in touch and then lost touch…But at the 2014, we picked
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