The housing market looks like hell for the foreseeable future. Your home is probably the most expensive thing you’ll ever own, and that expense goes beyond the closing price. For most of us, it’ll be the largest purchase we’ll ever make, and the biggest debt we’ll ever take on—and that’s before all the hidden,… Read...
E-commerce is a great way to sell your products, but it’s important to remember that customers are buying with their brains and not just their eyes. If you’re trying to make an emotional connection with your customers, then you need to tap into the power of neuromarketing. This approach uses psychological triggers from our subconscious...
Virginia-native Jelani Jones, 9, is the owner of Lani Boo Bath, which sells homemade bath products. (Photo by Mike Morones) With rows of vegetable-filled wooden crates, homemade products and local art, farmers markets offer a wide variety of products for visitors but have never generally been known as a source of entrepreneurial inspiration. Nine-year-old Jelani...
One of the most complicated relationships in our lives is the one we have with money. There’s so much money out there in the world—so much that it’s actually pretty difficult to figure out an exact total—and yet you probably don’t feel like you have enough of it. Even if you’re pretty comfortable financially, you’re…...
Gabby Goodwin and her mom Rozalynn created Gabby Bows in 2014. (Photo: Facebook) Moms are often breaking their backs over their young daughter’s hair, making sure the styles they craft are just right. Many of these looks are finished off with a brightly colored barrette that clips onto the end strands, and while they’re pretty, they...
From student loans, to medical bills, to simply putting food on the table, so much of managing your finances can feel like it comes down to getting by day-to-day. Retirement, meanwhile, feels like a distant dream. How can you even think about maxing out your 401(k) or Roth IRA when you can barely afford rent?...
When a homeless veteran walked up to opera singer Ja’Nese Jean in Atlanta’s Hurt Park, she didn’t expect him to complain. Jean was serving barbecue and sweets at a volunteering event to feed the homeless. “It sounded ungrateful,” Jean said in a recent phone interview with Atlanta Black Star. Ja’Nese Jean launched the Atlanta-based health...
There’s never been a worse time to buy a car. List prices are still inflated well above pre-pandemic levels, and anyone who locks in a loan is locking in a high interest rate—leading to larger car payments and higher overall costs in the long run. Read more…
There’s always something refreshing about hearing stories of Black people making moves in spaces that aren’t traditionally known as Africa-American pursuits, but one father took it a step further and brought his kids in on the business. William Moxey, 34, better known as Moxey, has possessed an entrepreneurial spirit since he was a 12-year-old, and...
Monitoring your credit history regularly reduces the likelihood that reporting errors (best case) or identity theft (worst case) will derail your financial health—and you can now do this at no cost every single week, indefinitely, through Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Read more…