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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dr. Taffy Wagner, author of Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ

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Dr. Taffy Wagner, author of Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ
(Money Talk Matters, LLC)

Joint or separate accounts? Who should manage marital money? What happens if one spouse brings debt into the marriage? Should a bride-to-be pay her fiancé’s bills?

These questions and over 70 more are answered in Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ, thereby providing brides and grooms with guidance on the importance of beginning this conversation, what to ask and how to address money during their engagement. Engaged couples will also learn how to handle parents, in-laws, self-employment and even budgeting.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ?

Dr. Taffy Wagner: A few years ago, I created an audio program for engaged couples that taught them about money and marriage, yet it seem as if it was Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dr. Taffy Wagner, author of Bride and Groom Money Talk FAQ →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Bill Campbell, author of Koontown Killing Kaper

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Bill Campbell, author of Koontown Killing Kaper
(Independent)

All the rappers in Koontown are being killed, and rumor has it that it’s vampire crack-babies doing the killing. Desperate the police reach out to Genevieve “Jon Vee” Noire, ex-super model/ex-homicide detective/private detective.

Together with her former partner, Genevieve must navigate the dangerous world of gangsta rappers, shady record executives, corrupt cops and politicians, ’80s pimps, welfare queens, secret sistah societies, Ubernoggin, and the National Guard.

Can the ex-super-model survive the chaos and insanity to save her beloved Koontown while it explodes all around her?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Koontown Killing Kaper?

Bill Campbell: I guess, in an odd way, the birth of my daughter. Like so many people, I was just going along living my life, thinking that a lot of the Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Bill Campbell, author of Koontown Killing Kaper →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar, author of My Odyssey from Guyana to America – via Africa

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Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar, author of My Odyssey from Guyana to America
(self-published)

This is an epic account of my experiences after leaving my native land at nineteen years old. I started this journey as an adventurous, young woman in pursuit of a career path.

As a young girl growing up in Guyana, I had big dreams. I would look up at the sky as the planes flew by and wondered what life was like in other lands. I knew that there was a world out there that I wanted to explore, but I did not know how I was going to get there. I did not have the resources that would make this even a remote possibility.

Nevertheless, as I subsequently learned, miracles do happen, and the key was to be able to discern the opportunities that would make them a reality. My curiosity propelled me to explore every opportunity that came my way, and this led me through an extraordinary path which I now call “My Odyssey.”

My Odyssey is a timeline of wanderings, tragedies, triumphs and new beginnings. I have taken the long route to North America, through a myriad of African countries, languages and cultures. All these experiences have molded my character and made me a believer in the power of faith and the resilience of the human spirit.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write My Odyssey from Guyana to America – via Africa?

Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar: My children are my inspiration. So many women have faced sudden changes in life but faith and just knowing that no matter Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Cleopatra Sinkamba Islar, author of My Odyssey from Guyana to America – via Africa →