You can hear me on NPR-Michigan Radio’s show “Stateside”: New immigrants turning to a community-based banking alternative to build savings, trust
Tag: underground economies
Money Circles: The most important financial tool you’ve probably never heard of
Nkem Khumbah immigrated to the United States from Cameroon in 1990. The seventh of eight children, he came for an education…
Burning Man is sooo passé
Or, never trust a gathering of tens of thousands of white people. I spend a lot of my time writing…
As Lava Consumes Hawaii, Residents Are Responding with Disaster Communism
From geologists to acupuncturists, community members offer support to the displaced. PAHOA, HAWAI’I—Nearly two months after the Kilauea volcano began…
How to Get Some of the Best Things in Life — Without Having to Spend Money
It’s hard out there when you’re working class and want to advance in life. Taking a class, learning a new…
This is Hell!
Not really. But that’s the name of the Saturday morning show I was on, in Chicago. Listen here or on soundcloud.
Saturday morning radio
I’ll be on WNUR 89.3FM Chicago on Saturday, July 15 at 11:05am EST talking Detroit’s underground economies.