What Does It Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur?
by Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist Time is one of those magical dimensions of the human experience. At certain instances it seems like there is not enough of it. And at others, it seems...
View ArticleHow to live like a baller, without living like a baller
by Angela Fitzgerald Hello all, and welcome to another week of Brown Girl, Green Money — the space where we like to let our hair down and share about all things personal finance related, with a brown...
View ArticleForeclosure Crisis Still Hammers African-Americans
by Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News Service Willie Ann Lytle faced foreclosure on her home two days before Halloween. So she filed for bankruptcy to save it. Lytle’s parents bought the cheerful house on...
View ArticleTo Splurge or to Sacrifice? That is the question.
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Hello! Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to achieve financial freedom and support each other along the...
View ArticleEmbrace Your Journey
by Matiya Hill Welcome back to Brown Girl, Green Money and thank you for your continuous support. Over the weekend I was able to spend about 16 hours of much needed quality time with my childhood...
View ArticleVeterans and Consumers of Color often Targeted for Fraud
by Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist Although the former Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, closed its doors last year, many of the problems incurred by...
View ArticleBrown Girl Green Money – Motivation
by Angela Fitzgerald Hello all, and welcome to another week of Brown Girl, Green Money, the space where we get comfy and talk about all things related to personal finance with a brown girl twist. This...
View ArticleFinancial Literacy Is Essential No Matter One’s Income
by Erika Janik There are many types of literacy. One that nearly everyone could use some help with is financial literacy. “Our surveys found that less than half of Wisconsinites were able to answer...
View ArticleControversial Debt Buyers Get A Break Under New Wisconsin Law
Backers Say Law Creates Uniformity In Lawsuits But Critics Charge It Makes It Easier For Companies To Collect From Consumers by Bridgit Bowden Last summer, Sandra Goodwin was sued by Jefferson Capital...
View ArticleWhat Do I Need To Know About Bankruptcy?
By Matiya Hill Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl, Green Money! Thank you for joining us again this week and of course thank you all for your continuous support. Today I want to talk about...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Early to Start Saving
Study Finds that 1 in 3 Americans have $0 Saved for Retirement by Jacklin Bolduan A recent study by GOBankingRates has found that one in three Americans has saved a total of $0 for their retirement....
View ArticleFreedom Is Coming!
by Jasmine Zapata, MD Hello, Welcome to this week’s edition of Brown Girl Green Money. We are a social network of women of color working to reach financial freedom and support each other along the way!...
View ArticleConsumer Rights
by Bibek Das, Esq. Owing debt has become synonymous with being an American consumer. Individuals owe debts for many reasons, including unexpected hardships and misinformation. That being said, what...
View ArticleCompanies Pay Out Millions in Settlements as Discrimination Lingers
by Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist As a country, America has historically short-changed its people of color in virtually every dimension of life: education, employment, housing, public...
View ArticleConsumer Rights: Debt Collection
The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) offers consumers protection against overly aggressive debt collection actions by debt collectors and debt collection agencies. One manner a...
View ArticleWho is Brown Girl Green Money – One Year In
Brown Girl, Green Money is a social network of women of color, working to reach our financial goals and support each other along the way. The Brown Girl, Green Money crew includes Angela Fitzgerald,...
View ArticleLocal Doctor & Entrepreneur Published in New Book, Multiple Streams of Income
By Brianna Rae Dr. Jasmine Zapata is not just a doctor. She is an active change-maker in her community with a seemingly endless supply of passion and energy, as well as a strong focus on promoting...
View ArticleConsumer Rights: Debt Collection
By Bibek Das The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) contains several provisions that regulate how debt collectors collect debts from consumers. Under one provision, the FDCPA sets...
View ArticleAfrican Hair Braiders Fight for Economic Liberty
By Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service Kune Gueye came from Senegal to Nashville for a better life, but she had to overcome yards of red tape to earn her American dream. To make a living, she turned...
View ArticleUnclaimed Property: Are you missing your money?
By: Matiya Hill Welcome back to Brown Girl Green Money and as always thank you for your continued support! It seems like I’ve been on a long BGGM hiatus, but now it’s back to business. I’m excited...
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