At age 13, in the blazing heat of central Florida, my dad, Melvin Brown, started “working” as a fruit picker in citrus groves. Nearly 57 …
Car buying
How to Determine Needs vs. Wants
The following is an excerpt from my book Margin Matters: How to Live on a Simple Budget & Crush Debt Forever. The concept of …
Top 10 Reasons You’re Always Poor
The pandemic has caused many of us to view our finances in a different way. As a result, individual financial burdens have been magnified …
Part 2: How a millennial couple crushed over $400K in debt in 4 years
The Debt Slayers Conclusion [NOTE: Due to the length of the interview, I have broken this up into two blog posts.] Now it’s time for …
What my Grandmother Said about Money
Perhaps the biggest regret of writing my personal finance book was not having the opportunity to interview all of my grandparents to …
The Hidden Costs of Car Ownership
The following is an excerpt from my book Margin Matters: How to Live on a Simple Budget & Crush Debt Forever. Have you ever thought …