I had the opportunity to speak with the remarkable Jordan Johnson. At the ripe age of 19, he has the ambition and drives to take over the world. As an adolescent living in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he knew early on that he did not want to work for anyone. He also knew that college wasn’t the only way to achieve greatness. The concept of working hard to make someone else rich and creating a ridiculous […]
We caught up with Dwight Jones, a serial crypto investor from Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Jones was one of the visionaries in this space. He saw the value of bitcoin back in 2009 as an alternative to money or fiat in the world of currency. Wow! He was, of course, spot-on in the decision to take action. At the time, bitcoin was a mere $450.00 per coin and Mr. Jones acquired 20 coins despite the […]
Sacrifice and Save We all have heard the story of saving for a rainy day or make sure you have an emergency reserve personally and/or within your business. The real deal is that most of us don’t have it. A recent survey said that 70% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings. Calculate Your Savings Rate A savings rate can be calculated for an economy as a whole or at the personal level. […]
Budget or be Broke! The whole budgeting discussion is not a pleasurable conversation. Most people budget for an objective, such as a car, college, and even home but rarely keep the same drive and focus. It is very easy to fall off track especially without someone keeping and holding you accountable for your actions or inactions. The financial discipline to stay on task and is often at times impossible one might say. A new […]
This story details an anonymous individual that is a millennial from Chicago, Illinois. After being bombarded with credit card offers during the first few years in college, I learned just how easy it is to accumulate debt. More importantly, the cost associated with being inexperienced in managing credit card debt. I had zero experience while growing up, despite the fact I grew up in n upper-middle-class family with both parents. I ended up with roughly […]
