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Eliminating the Bag Lady Syndrome
Money scares me. Actually, it’s the lack of money that scares me. And the older I get, the more frightened I become. I call it The Bag Lady Syndrome….I see myself wrinkled, hunched over, dressed in castoff clothes, scrounging in the garbage for bottles and cans to redeem for cash to buy a can of…
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7 signs you’re wasting money and how to stop
Whether you’ve allowed ‘lifestyle creep’, or you’re just paying for subscriptions you forgot you had, there are many ways you could be wasting money without realizing it. You’ve worked hard to earn your income. Small changes in your lifestyle can make big changes in your wallet. https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-youre-wasting-money-how-to-stop
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Why we hired a millenial as our CFP
The image we had of a Certified Financial Planner was a middle-aged man with gray hair and grown children..like us. We were surprised when a millenial showed up at our door, and asked all the right questions.
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Money lessons my parents taught me
It’s been decades since my parents provided me with this advice, but it is still relevant today. Many laws have changed; customs have not. As an African American woman my financial priority is to minimize risks, not maximize returns.
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