by Marcus | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog, Personal Finance
Berna Anat, or @HeyBerna to her over 20,000 followers, describes herself as, “The financial world desperately needs a hype woman, and I have more than enough energy, hair, and #debtfree-vibes to do the job.” We originally met at FinCon: Where Money and...
by Marcus | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog, Guests, Personal Finance
OMFG, THE STOCK MARKET IS DOWN!!! OMG, THE STOCK MARKET IS UP!!! I’m just covering all my bases so this post will be relevant no matter when you read it. If you already read my review of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Irrational Exuberance, or The Intelligent...
by Marcus | Aug 13, 2019 | FinGoals, Guests, Money, Personal Finance, Podcast
Diania Merriam is the creator of EconoMe. EconoME is a one-day conference aimed at reclaiming the American Dream. The American Dream started as an idea that every person had the right to pursue his or her own idea of happiness. EconoMe is about reclaiming that right!...
by Marcus | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
Welcome to our latest Personal Finance Spotlight where we share relatable stories from people like you–the reading audience–who discovered life after debt instead of paycheck-to-paycheck til debt do us part. This week we introduce you to Lawrence Gonzalez....
by Marcus | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
This is the story of two offers. It is not as cool as the story of 2 Chainz, but it will have to do. Recently, we all relearned a good fighter will fall if you hit them hard enough. Word to Anthony Joshua. What does the story of Mr. Joshua have in common with Mr....
by Marcus | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog, Guests, Personal Finance
Money doesn’t solve all our problems, but money does solve our money problems. That’s one of the many theories behind Jhanilka and Anthony Hartzog debt free success story. The two millennials joined financial forces to pay off their $114,151 debt. Next, they have...
by Marcus | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
Fo Alexander is the Personal Finance Coach and Business Systems Strategist behind the Girl Talk with Fo podcast and blog. She specializes in teaching millennial women how to dump debt and build bank. As part of her journey, she and her husband paid off $78,000 in debt...
by Marcus | May 16, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
By listener request, we introduced Personal Finance Spotlights to the website this year. It’s been great! I love sharing stories of people taking charge of their personal finances. Our readers and listeners said they wanted to read more profiles on “ordinary” people...
by Marcus | May 9, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
Saundra Davis, MS, APFC® Saundra Davis is the self-described Godmother of Financial Coaching, and I believe it. When we met for the second time–at FinCon Expo: Where Money and Media Meet–Saundra dropped a quote on me so powerfully insightful that I had to...
by Marcus | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog, FinGoals, Personal Finance
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. Pictured: Michelle Schroeder-Gardner Related: I Made My First Million, and I’m Still Broke We’re all busy people. Maybe you’re one of those people who came here to...
by Marcus | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog, FinGoals, Personal Finance
According to the most recent Census data, the average person earns nearly $2.7 million over his or her lifetime. Yet, after 40+ years of work most Americans are still financially unprepared for retirement. Unless it’s by choice, I don’t want to work until...
by Marcus | Feb 28, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
All Black History Month we highlighted young men and women of color making history in the present. Just in time for America Saves Week, Monday February 25 – March 3, 2019, we introduce you to Marsha Barnes. She is the founder behind The Finance Bar and a...
by Marcus | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
We met Sonia Lewis, aka The Student Loan Doctor, in sunny Florida while attending FinCon18. For someone with 38,000 followers (and counting) on the Gram and a resume including accolades from the Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Shade Room, BET, The Ricky Smiley Show and...
by Marcus | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
We all have to start from somewhere on our financial journey. We all have to look for the best Credit Cards for No Credit when first applying for cards because we’ve not had a chance to grow your financial history yet. From there, every choice you make can...
by Marcus | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog, Personal Finance
The next industry Millennials “destroy” is ourselves and the burnout will be televised. According to an annual Deloitte Survey, almost half of Millennials are unhappy at their current job and plan to quit/switch to nontraditional work within their career....
by Marcus | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Personal Finance
Start Mastering Your Personal Finances Today Personal Finance, Money, and Debt Management Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche Tiffany (From $300,000 in Debt to The Live Richer Academy ft. The Budgetnista – PB102) is an award-winning teacher of financial empowerment and...
by Marcus | Nov 27, 2018 | Guests, Money, Personal Finance, Podcast
Rianka Dorsainvil is the founder and CEO of “Your Greatest Contribution” or YGC. Rianka is a Certified Financial Planner who has works with multi-generational high earners and low-income families. Rianka created YGC after realizing her mission didn’t align with the...
by Marcus | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Personal Finance
Paychecks & Balances is a fun and informative podcast covering work and money for rising professionals with hosts Rich @IamRichJones and Marcus @THEMarcusGarret. Read more about us here or visit Ask P&B to submit your questions! – Rich & Marcus [bctt...
by Marcus | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Personal Finance
Paychecks & Balances is a fun and informative podcast covering work and money for rising professionals with hosts Rich @IamRichJones and Marcus @THEMarcusGarret. Read more about us here or visit Ask P&B to submit your questions! – Rich & Marcus [bctt...
by Marcus | Jan 16, 2018 | AskPB, Blog, FinGoals, Personal Finance
On a recent guest feature, we were asked, “can someone really save $1,000,000 on an average salary?” The simple answer: Yes. The harder answer: Is it easy? No. It’s very complicated and will likely take a really long time. There is a big gap between difficult...
by Marcus | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog, FinGoals, Personal Finance
We were invited by CBS News on their 24-7 streaming video news channel CBSN at cbsnews.com/live to join a panel of experts discussing student loans, credit cards, debt management, retirement and more. Hosted by Vladimir Duthiers (@vladduthierscbs), the panel included...
by Marcus | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog, Books, Personal Finance
This is a running list of our reviews of the best personal finance and investment books according to the experts. The original list of 15 is presented in order of our favorites. “I never have time to read,” I told myself. This was usually a personal validation...
by Marcus | Sep 14, 2017 | AskPB, Blog, Personal Finance
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by Marcus | Jun 13, 2017 | AskPB, Blog, FinGoals, Personal Finance
Seventy percent of millennials (ages 21-37) believe they are not saving as much as they could. The primary culprit? They blame spending too much on dining out (we cut our food spending in half btw). Many people believe the key to all their budgeting and debt woes is...
by Marcus | Jun 6, 2017 | AskPB, Blog, Personal Finance
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by Marcus | May 25, 2017 | AskPB, Blog, Personal Finance
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by Marcus | May 4, 2017 | AskPB, Blog, FinGoals, Money, Personal Finance
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