Looks like Lauryn Hill is debt free at last!

According to Black Enterprise :

Lauryn Hill has satisfied the judgement against her. She was scheduled for sentencing today…

On the way to the club about to turn up! True Religion jeans $300, Virgin Indian hair $600, BCBG shoes $100, Michael Kors bag $400, my credit score…500.

Yes, that was my life 5 years ago. I had bad credit but you couldn’t tell by my lifestyle. I was 18 years old when I received my very…

Our Bridging the Gap Series for the small business awareness continues with an inside look at the mindset set of the conscious consumer.  

What Makes Them Tick?

The buying power of the consumer evolves from…

One thing I’ve learned over the last few years is that one paycheck just isn’t going to cut it. With gas prices steadily on the rise and incomes at an all time low and stand still, you have to have income coming in from every angle.

Back in 2009, I lost my job and things got real tight financially on my family. We had a house, two cars (with notes), car insurance, utilities, gas for both cars, cell phone bills and…

Rich people got it going on! At least for the most part. Some who are less fortunate think why should those people have it all, and not them. My thing is we shouldn’t be envious of those with wealth because you never know what they had to do and sacrifice for it. And if they’re born rich, well they just got lucky.  At the root of that wealth and success, is how differently rich people think than the average person.

Author Steve Siebold, who wrote “How Rich People…

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Despite our $1.1 trillion worth of buying power, African Americans are still largely underrepresented in the business sector when it comes to ownership, accounting for just 7 percent of all businesses, according to the U.S.…

This is the EXACT reason why I'm pushing so hard for entrepreneurship. There is NO such thing as "job security" anymore.

From BETNews.com

In the days leading up to the release of the June …

The economy is in flux, but our innovative tricks can help you make, save and grow some green.

Place Your Bills on a Budget

Utility payments, along with mortgages and car notes, are typically one of the largest monthly payments. Opt for budget billing: You pay a preset…

From Blackvoices.com

Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty Friday to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years.

Appearing in U.S. District Court in Newark, Hill admitted failing to file tax returns from 2005 to 2007. She faces a maximum one-year…

This has seriously got to change. We have to start building and leaving legacies for our families as well. 

Census Bureau: Black Families Are Poorest of All

Black families tied their nest eggs to their homes, and in the months leading up to the Great Recession and the recent housing bubble, many black families financed their homes with sub-prime loans.

The end result was devastating, so devastating that the financial crisis will…

One thing is for certain: Most people want money. If they have a little, they want more. If they have a lot, it’s not enough. Our society’s quest to make a dollar is insatiable. So what’s the secret? The answer lies within: Each person’s key to financial freedom is as unique as the individual’s relationship to his or her own outlook on wealth.



Jacquette…

For the past fifteen years, Faith Hammock has been saving pennies in hopes to send her goddaughter, Kyla Gilbert, to college. She started collecting the pennies when Kyla was only 3 years old and managed to collect over 500 thousand pennies and raised $5,000 to help send her to college.

According to ABC6 News…

This Summer, CENTRIC will present the network premiere of THE AMATEUR MILLIONAIRES CLUB, a fresh and exciting new reality series that will follow the lives of ten newly minted Black millionaires, chronicling their rise to wealth and the challenges that come along with their new found…

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We usually hear the term “alpha male” when describing a man who is powerful, competitive and is a leader who stands out among all men. But the same term applies to…

Whoever says that will power doesn't pay off hasn't met Blonka Winkfield. She took a huge dose of determination and used it to whip debt out of her life in just under two years. Now, she's a millionaire who shops and travels at will. 



How did she do it? The showdown began at her company’s water cooler. 



“I was complaining about…

1. "The bills aren't my job." 

I'm unfortunately very familiar with this lie. When the recession sunk its claws into our lives, and my husband, Dan, was left unemployed for over nine months before going back to school, we realized that there were some little lies we'd gotten into…

via the Miami Herald

As Chris Bosh prepares for the Miami Heat's third game in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, his baby mama.... has applied for food stamps..

In her first interview about the legal battle that Bosh and former live-in galpal Allison…

7 People You Should Never Lend Money