Nightly Business Report & a Question About Credit Cards
My appearance on Nightly Business Report went well: I took credit card companies to task for their arbitrary rate hikes and challenged the notion that they're good for the bottom line over the long-term, especially if consumer confidence is damaged.I couldn't embed the video, but

Jacked up rates: Reason #1 to pay off that credit card
When I decided to challenge you to get rid of all your credit card debt, I had no idea that the banks would hand all of us a built-in motivator. But they have: jacking your interest rates up sky high for no reason.Months ago, a few stories warned that these kinds of rate hikes were coming but at that

Today on Nightly Business Report
Today I'm taping a commentary for Nightly Business Report, which airs nationally on PBS (click here to find out your local airtime).I'll let you know when it's scheduled to run, but until then, you can read what I have to say below:I've got a deal for you: I'll buy you whatever you want, no questions asked. Just pay me back over time, plus a little extra for my trouble. Make that a lot extra. American consumers are saving a decent percentage of our incomes for the first time in decades but those savings could be overtaken by payments on our consumer debt given

Uptown magazine publisher talks about getting what you want
I believe in learning from everything, particularly my own mistakes. But when it comes to accomplishing my vision for my own professional and financial life,nothing quite puts my experiences in context like hearing from people you admire or who have done things that you haven't.So as you head into this weekend, check out this video where my mentor, Sakina Spruell (on twitter) and Uptown Magazine publisher Jocelyn Taylor about being smart and getting what you want. (Note: embed link for this video wasn't working, so to watch, visit www.northstarnews.com. I'll fix later.)Have a great one and see you ne

It's Payday!
Not literally, but that's the name of a radio show I taped last week. The host, Zachary Rinkins (on twitter here) is a phenomenal young business journalist who's hustled enough to get his own show on air. We talked for about an