5. Ash Exantus How Ash saves: “I only buy clothes during the off season, so I can get them deeply discounted. I buy winter clothes in the spring, spring clothes during the summer and summer clothes in fall. Most of my spring outfits are good for the fall, so I …

Be flexible Keep in mind that it’s important to stay flexible depending on your situation. “If you live in a big city and need to spend more on housing due to work and the current rental market, it’s OK to do so as long as you adjust some of your …

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Finance experts say there may be no need for many people to save receipts or document spending since they likely won’t be itemizing deductions under the new law. “Look at your past taxes,” says Ash Exantus, director of financial education and financial empowerment coach at BankMobile, an online bank geared …

By Jennifer Calfas January 23, 2018 Personal finance expert Ash Exantus played Jay-Z‘s “The Story of OJ” over and over again the first time he heard it. In fact, he even remembers the day — it was June 30, 2017 — and Exantus had stayed up until midnight for Jay-Z’s …

There are many factors that go into a credit score, but the debt utilization ratio may be the one that confuses people the most. “I think this is one of the most important terms people need to know, but they don’t,” Exantus says. The debt utilization ratio refers to how …

  Today we have Rich Kid in the building and he is the ghost behind the machine… He is a business consultant, motivational speaker, and brand ambassador for strategic partnerships. Rich works in all areas of various industries helping businesses to maximize the public awareness of their brand by using …

Rico Smith came from very humble beginnings. His mother was in the streets. His father was in the penitentiary. He was raised by his grandmothers. During the period of living with his grandmothers, he studied self development immensely. This propelled him to succeed at all costs. Having figured out how …

Cardan, Sony ATV Music Publishing & Grammy Award winning songwriter and artist hailing from Harlem NYC is responsible for some of Hip Hop’s chart-topping hits. Referred to as Your Favorites Rappers Favorite Writer… Nah I just made that up but truth be told he has ghost written for some of …

Financial planners say one appeal of home ownership is the opportunity to build equity – or value – in a property. “People need a place to stay,” says Ash Exantus, director of financial education at BankMobile. Rather than pay rent for 30 years and have nothing to show for it, …