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Our first lessons about money come from our parents. Sabrina Lamb's book "Do I Look Like An ATM?" provides a game plan for smarter choices.
Sabrina Lamb’s book “Do I Look Like An ATM?” provides a game plan for teaching…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Getting young adults on the right path with their finances is the best way to mark a rite of passage to adulthood.
Getting young adults on the right path with their finances is the best way to…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: April 10, 2013
Tags: college, credit card debt, debt, emergency savings fund, financial planning, graduates, Graduation, graduation gifts, high school, retirement planning, retirement savings, Saving for retirement, student loan debt
How to guard your deceased loved one's identity from modern-day grave robbers.
Last year the identities of almost 2.5 million deceased American were used to fraudulently open…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
The same way you do. Except your money troubles don't get put out on Front Street by everyone from CNN to TMZ.
It’s a familiar story: professional athletes, superstar entertainers and other famous celebrities losing their homes,…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
A provocative book by Dr. Dawn DeLavallade candidly addresses the impact of the growing earning power of women on families and marital relationships.
More than 26 percent of marriages today feature wives who out-earn their husbands–and that figure…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
In far too many cases, the only time couples engage in financial planning as a team (if ever) is to finance their wedding and honeymoon.
Are you about to put a ring on it? Now is as good a time…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: March 13, 2013
Tags: budgeting, finance and romance, love and money, marriage, money and love, money and relationships, relationships, romance and finance, wedding planning, weddings
Don't be emotionally blackmailed into putting your financial health at risk
There is nothing wrong with helping friends and relatives during tough times, commensurate with the…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: March 6, 2013
Tags: cosigning a loan, emotional blackmail, financial deadbeats, financial discipline, gold digger, gold diggers, lending money to family, lending to family, lending to friends, love and money, Money Management, wealth-building
Lifetime's Betty & Coretta renews my deep appreciation for the personal encouragement I received from Dr. Shabazz.
I’d been looking forward to the Lifetime movie Betty & Coretta for weeks. However, when…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
In a long-term relationship, but not ready to put a ring on it? Here are steps to honor your partnership while protecting your finances.
People not married but in long-term committed relationships have many of the same financial concerns…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
