Category Archives: lifestyle

Does Tipping Mean Anything Anymore?

I don’t care where you are. We’ve all seen the push for tips increase over the years. Before, it was a gesture of doing a good job or going above and beyond what was expected. You go into a restaurant or hotel and someone greeted you with a smile. Asked to take your coat orContinue reading “Does Tipping Mean Anything Anymore?”

Why Entertainment Is Keeping You Broke!

     I had to say entertainment. I really want to specifically say movies and tv shows. However, many of us are addicted to all the social media platforms now. You can include other things like partying and concerts as well.       Now before someone gets all in there feelings because they so happen to loveContinue reading “Why Entertainment Is Keeping You Broke!”

The Side Hustle, Worth It?

We all could use some extra income now and then. There’s many ways to achieve this, but is it worth it and what or how should we go about creating this useful tool? I’ve grown a lot in this area and can talk about it in great length. For this article, I just want toContinue reading “The Side Hustle, Worth It?”

Easy way To Create A Budget!

If you feel like you don’t get paid enough, join the team! As someone who’s increased their annual salary over time I can relate to this. Creating a budget seemed impossible and confusing. I feel like when I worked two to three jobs making less than the average American salary, stayed in a apartment, tryingContinue reading “Easy way To Create A Budget!”

If I Won The Lottery… I Mean When I Win! The Lottery Trap

I’ll start by saying, I probably don’t play enough to win. I don’t keep up with how much the jackpot is. That is until I drive through Dallas or another major city. Then it becomes hard not to see that big billboard displaying amounts of money that most of us can only dream about! IfContinue reading “If I Won The Lottery… I Mean When I Win! The Lottery Trap”

How My Nephew Scammed My Parents of Almost $3K!

First off, let me say, my parents are elderly. This doesn’t mean it can’t happen to someone younger. However, our older demographic is vulnerable to scams and other entities looking to take advantage of people and their good will. We always here about the Nigerian prince emails or the lottery winner that never bought aContinue reading “How My Nephew Scammed My Parents of Almost $3K!”

When Is The Best Time To Have Kids?

For people that want to have kids or find themselves with a kid on the way. This may be a huge question. Unplanned or planned, things you don’t expect can happen. My wife and I have three kids. Ages 11, 12 and 15. As someone who started to have kids when I was twenty andContinue reading “When Is The Best Time To Have Kids?”

Is Subscriptions Going To Be Our Financial Downfall?

I was listing to one of my go to radio shows. It’s on satellite radio, called Urban View, ‘The Karen Hunter Show’. A subscription based radio. She’s a writer so I hope she never critics this. The host was talking about all the platforms their currently watching different shows on. You know the list; Netflix,Continue reading “Is Subscriptions Going To Be Our Financial Downfall?”

The Restaurant Trap

If Americans didn’t already have issues with eating out so much, now we can have it delivered to us so we can eat in. I was watching a short on YouTube. It seems like influencers that ‘make there own money’ say they don’t have time to cook or travel too much. So the solution isContinue reading “The Restaurant Trap”