What IS the disconnect between black folks and money?


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I heard some crazy stat along the line of 78 percent of NFL players go bankrupt just two years after retirement.
 



My question is why are yall so worried about other folks money and pockets? Who cares what these folks do with their money. Jealousy is not a good thing, and we as people have it bad. Some folks live for today, some for tomorrow, some for next year and beyond. Let them be who they are and you do you. Maybe your life would be better if you folks focused on yourself and not others.
 
kendrick said:
I heard some crazy stat along the line of 78 percent of NFL players go bankrupt just two years after retirement.
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I think it was 3 in 5, but it was "broke", not bankrupt. There is a difference. That also includes players who never make it off a practice squad, etc. The avg NFL career is only 3 years.
 
jstate83 said:
Yep but at that time, Baby Face and his wife Tracy, LA Reid, and Peebles was all working together. One couple in Atlanta and the other in Los Angeles. They was banking everybody money except their own from Music to Movies. Them negros got rich off Atlanta". :lol:
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Remember Baby Face said he and L.A. fell out over how L.A. ran LaFace records. He said he did the music stuff and let LA handle all the business end and didn't pay attention like he should have. That's why he and Tracy rolled out and started their own empire that produced that Soul Food series and such. So I don't think it was Face who was the shady one. It was LA and Pebbles.
 
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Remember Baby Face said he and L.A. fell out over how L.A. ran LaFace records. He said he did the music stuff and let LA handle all the business end and didn't pay attention like he should have. That's why he and Tracy rolled out and started their own empire that produced that Soul Food series and such. So I don't think it was Face who was the shady one. It was LA and Pebbles.
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I remembered that. What about the "Black Blues Brothers"? You think they shady?

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Oh, and I didnt know that Peebles was Cherrelle's 1st cousin.
 
skyvolt2000 said:
Add Kirk Franklin to that list. I know PLENTY of guys he screwed over. I went to school with most of God's Property-the original version-they sued him after they learned they were going to see any money. After they did all the signing and work-all they got was to be on tv and free clothes. A lot of those kids left COLLEGE to be in that group. I can say all of them came out doing pretty well-many are still doing performing and working. One does stuff for Snoop Dogg sometimes.

Add Chris Stokes too. He had tons of artist and only a few put out cds? B2K, Marques Houston/IMX, Rome, Monteco, Quindon and Oryan?

Add Diddy-something isn't right if you have artist jumping ship left and right-including some no one has ever heard of.



I doubt it. Because he sees all that money they have and the weight of it. Iverson, Artest and others are supporting 30-70 people with thier pay checks. Folks that aren't trying to take your money to get a better education, but folks just living off you.





Sometimes you have to tell grown folks on what to do with thier money. We got tot get to the point to where we educate our people BEFORE the money shows up and make sure the right folks are around them to make wise choices.

Lebron can brag about his money all he wants but it take 15 pounds of pressure to break a body part and your career is over. What skills does he have to keep making money?

Same with Soulja Boy-he is flopping left and right and can't pay his bills. Shoes and clothing line flopped.

We have to start talking about those who are making smart money choices to our kids and be like our white counterparts. There is more than one way to make money and keep it.

We can talk about broke white folks but many of them have backup plans. They may have lost that money but they are working somewhere plotting to get it back. See they don't mind going back to the bottom and starting all over again.

Look at television for a minute.

Look at all these reality shows popping up featuring white folks. A tv show for repo men? coal miners?

We even have 2 new shows premiering this Friday on IFC featuring white boys making local commercials for folks and one taking a group of broke white boys all over the country showing you how to be cheap.

How many broke white folks are popping up on these shows? They have no trouble telling you that they are broke. They have no trouble playing bit roles in movies or shows.

Look at Seth Mcfarlane-Family Guy FAILED and got bought back. Jeb Apatow failed with 3 shows before winning with The 40 Year Old Virgin. Josh Weldon hasn't had a hit since Buffy left yet still keeps getting hired. Entrorage creator failed with his first film-PHAT BEACH and now look at him.

Us? We will commit a crime before admitting that we are broke. Soul 4 Real in jail for identity theft, Antwon Tanner same thing, Sam Jones III-drugs and so on.
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PVSAX99 said:
A fool and his money always part.

People are generally ignorant of how much work it takes to keep that money going.

If somebody didn't work hard to get the million dollar jackpot, it won't take much for them to lose that money.
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We are most definitely a "show boat" type of people, but I tend not to worry about what others are doing with their loot. I have enough trouble trying to keep up w/my own. LOL
 
CEE DOG said:
My question is why are yall so worried about other folks money and pockets? Who cares what these folks do with their money. Jealousy is not a good thing, and we as people have it bad. Some folks live for today, some for tomorrow, some for next year and beyond. Let them be who they are and you do you. Maybe your life would be better if you folks focused on yourself and not others.
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Please find a new song. And who cares? We as a people are suffering from our lack of implementation of viable financial plans. Besides, this your attitude when you "mentoring" all those kids you been helping since before when? Of course not.
 
chocalate_topaz said:
Please find a new song. And who cares? We as a people are suffering from our lack of implementation of viable financial plans. Besides, this your attitude when you "mentoring" all those kids you been helping since before when? Of course not.
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CT, the problem with yall is yall worry about other folks problems to much. Grown folks do what they gotta do to survive. What works for you and I want work for others. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. That's just life.
 
CEE DOG said:
CT, the problem with yall is yall worry about other folks problems to much. Grown folks do what they gotta do to survive. What works for you and I want work for others. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. That's just life.
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More stupidity! :lol: :emlaugh:

This thread exemplifies the type of dialogue that needs to occur in the Black community relating to money. When people begin to dialogue about money, in many instances learning takes place. If an individual can learn from others mistakes it has the potential to mitigate prospective hardships. These type of dialogues also promote inquisitive thinking followed by research.
 
JROCK said:
More stupidity! :lol: :emlaugh:

This thread exemplifies the type of dialogue that needs to occur in the Black community relating to money. When people begin to dialogue about money, in many instances learning takes place. If an individual can learn from others mistakes it has the potential to mitigate prospective hardships. These type of dialogues also promote inquisitive thinking followed by research.
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Stupidity is your fat azz breathing. Go kill yourself MF!!!!
 



JROCK said:
Spoken like a true sissy......Your contempt for my post doesn't make your post less stupid.
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Spoken like a smart mouth fat fag. Your attempt to sound intelligent around this board shows that you are the fat loser you are. I bet you fat azz be in Mid-town taking it in the rump like your kind does.
 
Fat? Fag? Loser? Midtown? rump? sound intelligent? You sound like a weak fool looking in the mirror. I see you can't handle someone calling out that stupidity you post. You should be used to it by now.......
 
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Why are resorting to this type of bullshit on this board every freaking day around here now...you folks are beyond pathetic. Let me shut this mofo down....:tdown:
 
CEE DOG said:
My question is why are yall so worried about other folks money and pockets? Who cares what these folks do with their money. Jealousy is not a good thing, and we as people have it bad. Some folks live for today, some for tomorrow, some for next year and beyond. Let them be who they are and you do you. Maybe your life would be better if you folks focused on yourself and not others.
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:tup: :tup: :tup:
 
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