This topic is one of the reasons I started this blog because I wanted to share my experience navigating the world of personal finances and how I’m positioning myself and my family to build wealth for generations to come. I also feel passionately about supporting small businesses because they are the future Fortune 500’s of… Continue reading Open Conversation Part 1
This is actually something I’ve been doing for the past 6 months that I’ve found really useful. The banker I’ve been talking with helped me set up my first account at my new bank and has been looking out for me and making suggestions ever since. And as funny as it sounds, his opinion really… Continue reading Talking with a Banker
Happy Sunday!! I don’t have a small business Sunday post for today, so I decided to post about the wedding planning process as I said I would before. If you didn’t see the first post in the series definitely check that out here. The topic for today, as you’ve already seen, is “The Budget”. I’m… Continue reading Wedding Series: Creating a Budget
Summer means the demand for gas is going to go up. People are starting vacations with every intention to drive long distance or put in some miles at American Airline or Southwest. So naturally as the demand for gas and oil go up, the price of petroleum based products will too. I’m not interested in investing directly into commodities,… Continue reading Company Review Thursday: Marathon Petrolium Corporation
So you may remember this Freestyle Friday post that featured a slideshow of pictures from my photo shoot with Gavin Boulware. I did an impromptu post just to show off the pictures because I really loved them. I talked a little bit about how he makes sure that his clients are comfortable and I’ve also… Continue reading Small Business Sunday: Chimera’s Dream
Everyone should be looking for ways they can save a little bit for the future. Putting money away today for tomorrow is definitely something the millennial generation should focus on as we build stable careers or start families. In my savings strategy, there are three tiers of savings: short term, medium term and long term. Short-term saving is pretty… Continue reading Operation: Build Your Savings
Kindred Spirits. That would be me and Mr. Ed Gates. Both born in the great month of August, under the Leo sign and graduates of THE University of Richmond. I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing the man, myth and legend of Edward Gates Jr. since 2010 the year right before I graduated. Didn’t know… Continue reading Small Business Sunday: Gates International
Not too long ago I read this article about two companies in my portfolio that made me smile. One of them is Amgen and I’ve already done a review on that company. I still like that company and what their doing in the biotech space. The other company in the article is CVS Pharmacy, which… Continue reading Company Review Thursday: CVS Health Corporation
So after being super busy and in a back and forth between the station in how to get stuff published and put on the air the time has come for the X is for Xcellent show to air. I’ll be hosting the show with B. Fox of PamperUs MMS and we are gonna have a… Continue reading It’s Showtime: Thursday, May 5th 8:30pm
X is for Xcellent 