Black women stories: Hair, health, beauty, culture, finance — Earlier today, I published a story on sister locs, and then realized I had a lot more to say about not only black hair but many other topics and experiences related to black women (including my own) in the form of — career, culture, entrepreneurship, hair, health, poetry, racism, relationships…

Author @ 11 of 600x books ~ linktr.ee/destinysharris — Viral Articles 25 Extreme Personal Finance Tips My White Friend Doesn’t Believe In Systemic Racism I Lost My Friend of 11 Years to a Conversation About Race 14 Habits To Get You In the Top 1% 70 Life Lessons I’ve Acquired Before Hitting 30 I’m Not Sure I Should Max Out My…

Is it? — In a recent article [see below], Erin Astin asked a thoughtful question, “Getting off your a**, that’s the key to everything, right?” My response It kind of is, really. If you don’t start and take action, you’ll never make progress. …

One financial rule you should ALWAYS follow — Outside of credit card debt, there is one more type of debt you should avoid at all costs, and that is… Drum roll, please. You guessed it. Car debt. Why Do People Acquire 6 Figures of Car Debt? One-person and multiple-person households hold six figures worth of car debt, and I always ask myself, like why? The interest rates suck. You end up paying way more than…

Choose relationships over work every time — Previous partners have complained to me about how much I’m unavailable due to work. Later I learned I was working so much because I wasn’t happy in those relationships. However, I didn’t have a legitimate excuse for not being around for my friends and family — the people that mattered…

Start over without a bunch of debt at the finish — 1. Share The Load Instead of moving alone, find someone else who wants to move to your new location. This could be family, a friend, a new roommate, or a spouse. Many people are ready to start over in new places and embark on a new adventure. Don’t underestimate people. 2. Keep It Short Many people have these…

A powerful tool when utilized correctly — As long as you’re a responsible credit card user, credit cards are a genius strategy to utilize to pay for everything. Credit cards are safer to use than debit cards and are also packed with perks like cashback, insurance, or travel rewards; if you have a cashback credit card, you’re…