The pressure is on to show you care. Before you get caught up, listen up: Love is not a legitimate excuse for irresponsible financial decisions.
Valentine’s Day is the official holiday to celebrate love. But because it’s almost exclusively a…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Believing you are destined to be rich won't make wealth inevitable. But believing you are born to be poor all but guarantees a life of lack.
There’s no guarantee that believing you are destined to be rich, alone, will make you…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
And to you all-inclusive social media experts: Don't let me have to block you.
This just in from Ad Age: Apparently social media is being overrun by gurus, evangelists,…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
If there is any movie where I expect depictions of graphic violence and liberal use of the N-word, it's a Tarantino film set against the backdrop of pre-Civil War slavery.
I haven’t seen Django Unchained yet, but I don’t see how it is possible to…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: December 28, 2012
Tags: black actors, blacks in film, Blacks in Hollywood, Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, N-word, Quentin Tarantino, racial slurs
To control your spending, instead of it controlling you, release the negativity and repeat after me: I cannot afford this right now.
Is gaining and keeping control over your financial health and resources a priority for you?…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Like guns, legislation often comes with "bodies on it." How many more will it take to provoke measures to curb gun violence?
By the time I was a pre-teen, I knew. There are some measures that simply…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: December 18, 2012
Tags: assault weapons, gun reform, gun violence, National Rifle Association, Newtown, Newtown massacre, NRA, president barack obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the National Rifle Association, the NRA
It's a trick question: Everything you do with your money is an investment. But debt reduction is one of the best you can make, with guaranteed returns.
Should you focus on debt reduction, saving or investing? It’s a trick question. Everything you…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
25 years ago, the deal maker extraordinaire became a legend. One simple question gave Black Enterprise the inside track on his story: "What's next?"
When Reginald F. Lewis’ $985 million acquisition of Beatrice International was announced, the story would…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
If you're not willing to keep these three key commitments, you're just kidding yourself about improving your finances during the year to come.
When it comes to money, I believe that improving our finances boils down to three…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: November 28, 2012
Tags: debt free, financial freedom, financial goals, Money Management, New Year, New Year's Day, New year's resolution, new years resolutions, pay yourself first, wealth for life
Shopping until you drop is not worth ruining your financial health—or if it is already poor, making it even worse.
Yes, a healthy amount of holiday spending will be good for our economy, and certainly…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
