Our Common Currency: Born to live, born to die, born to survive and enjoy life while we still have it.
Jabulani Leffall's profilePosted November 5, 2009 - 08:00 by Jabulani Leffall
If you are of working age and not independently wealthy through some sort of athletic ability, pop song, technological innovation or government bailout or defense contract, you need to have at least one dark blue or black suit. Or at least dress well for professional advancement. Appearance is a meritocracy as well gentlemen. Get some man insurance.
Posted October 31, 2009 - 08:00 by Jabulani Leffall
The recession is technically over, officially over, numerically over. How do you feel now and what are you gonna do about it?
Posted October 14, 2009 - 07:00 by Jabulani Leffall
Some well known mainstays of Corporate America have decided not to wait for an official recovery but to sell the idea of it to you. Can we collectively as corporate citizens and consumers think our way out of a downturn?
Posted September 11, 2009 - 07:04 by Jabulani Leffall
So everybody is saying it may finally be over, this recession. And it may very well be but if you're thinking that a turnaround is here and your money is burning a hole in your pocket and you want to spend as you did in headier times, think again.
Posted July 31, 2009 - 04:00 by Jabulani Leffall
In order for the economy to turn around it has to hit what so many investment experts and economic forecasters call the "bottom," but what is it, this bottom, what does it look like and with all of this conflicting data, how should we tailor our own spending habits?
Posted July 9, 2009 - 04:00 by Jabulani Leffall
Some Latvians are selling their souls for cash but not in an amoral or unethical way but literally signing away their souls for a maximum of $1,000. What's your threshold? What are you values and beliefs as they relate to money?
Posted June 21, 2009 - 00:53 by Jabulani Leffall
Identity theft can happen to anyone. I should know, I've been jacked twice! Here are two major themes to consider when reacting against and deterring identity theft.Posted April 29, 2009 - 22:07 by Jabulani Leffall
In the black community and many other communities there is a sense that material possession and flair denotes character, accomplishment and power. It's a poor dad mentality and a “flash-now-but-time-will reveal” consumer ethos. What does a person's ethnic background, if anything say about spending and budgeting habits? And how does one correct this course?Posted March 16, 2009 - 20:05 by Jabulani Leffall
It's rare for me to endorse any financial product or service, much less bigging-up an Internet destination that could divert traffic away from myself and wisebread.com but it's worth looking at this budgeting site.
Posted March 2, 2009 - 17:01 by Jabulani Leffall
In an average week, an average chunky-blooded professional American could easily spend up to $140 on a combination of drinks that come with meals such as morning coffee, herbal tea, Jamba Juice or over-priced store-bought smoothies. This is to say nothing of the deceased potatoes, fermented wheat, tonics, spirits and dead grapes that some of us just must have in excess come Friday night through Sunday. Water anyone?
Posted February 15, 2009 - 14:18 by Jabulani Leffall
Our spending and money management choices may be influenced by factors we can't control in our own minds as well as factors we couldn't control growing up. You may ask, to what are you referring Willis? Well the question is this: How would Arnold Jackson have faired in his personal finances if not for Phil Drummond or would he have been fine?
Posted February 8, 2009 - 20:45 by Jabulani Leffall
The sad truth is everybody is not going to get rich. This is why picking up the books and CDS of your favorite finance guru(s) seems like you're doing the work at getting your house in order when you may not be. What can you do differently? My man Johnny Upinya has the perfect plan for you.
Posted January 18, 2009 - 18:55 by Jabulani Leffall
We must understand fundamentally while some of our exercises in saving go for naught and why when things turn around, we forget our lessons. Unfortunately in America just eat one bite from the tree of knowledge, just one trip out of town, just one spending spree, just one feel of fine fabric, one morsel of Kobe steak can actually program your hard drive in a way that’s hard to undo.
Posted January 12, 2009 - 16:09 by Jabulani Leffall
Nothing vindicates a cynic by being proven right and coupons can often be used as a marketing tool for the old bait and switch. Overcome misgivings about coupons by going from coupon clipper to connoisseur.
Posted January 5, 2009 - 16:11 by Jabulani Leffall
Forget about the fact that it's a recession. What you do now determines where you will be when the graph trends up again. What if you stopped dropping duckets like you dropped weight from dispensing with carbs? What if you misered up, stored and did without for say just one week or one two-week interval every month? What do you think of that 'Fast Money?'
Posted July 22, 2008 - 14:36 by Jabulani Leffall
In a realm where the DJ is dead and many spend more time texting and e-mailing than talking, defeat the Borg with a little bit of imagination. And if you've got your PC or Mac joint on a reliably fast free wireless network, it costs no money me hearties.
Posted June 4, 2008 - 10:36 by Jabulani Leffall
The moral of the story: Getting travel insurance doesn't hurt. Cliff Notes Are in Italics.
Posted June 3, 2008 - 22:49 by Jabulani Leffall
Get Travel Insurance before you go anywhere. Have and not need it. No really trust me.
Posted May 11, 2008 - 14:04 by Jabulani Leffall
There is a burgeoning form of Islamic fundamentalism and it has nothing to do with hate speech or bombs -- Shariah-compliant financing. These loans, based on the premise that there is no production value in credit and that loan issuance must be based on tangilbe assets and require tight debt levels, are not only growing exponentially in use but are available to non-Muslims and well, kind of make sense in some cases.
Posted April 19, 2008 - 13:46 by Jabulani Leffall
Twenty dollars isn't what it used to be and for that matter, given recent events, neither is $100, $1,000 or $10,000. With consumer confidence waning, why not get your swagger up and stretch your imagination as well as your weak American currency. Have some fun while you're at it.
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