Say Yes to No Debt: A Conversation with Deforest B. Soaries
Episode description
This edition of Entrepreneurial Appetite's Black Book Discussions features a conversation with Dr. Deforest "Buster" Soaries, author of Say Yes to No Debt: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom.
About the author:
Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. is the President of Corporate Community Connections, Inc. and the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, former New Jersey Secretary of State, and the author of the books “Say Yes to No Debt: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom”, “Meditations for Financial Freedom - Volumes 1&2” and “Say Yes When Life Says No.” He is the creator of dfree® – a financial freedom movement in use by thousands of churches and organizations across the country. dfree® has been featured by CNN in a 90-minute Black in America documentary entitled, “Almighty Debt.” His work has also been featured in several publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Black Enterprise. Dr. Soaries is currently a member of the Board of Directors at Ocwen Financial Corp. (NYSE: OCN), Independence Realty Trust (NYSE: IRT), and Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. He serves as the Compensation Chair on all three boards.
About the book:
This book is not just another financial literacy program that assumes that all people need is information. Drawing on his personal experience and years as a pastor, public policymaker, and community leader, DeForest "Buster" Soaries, Jr. shares a groundbreaking, life-changing approach to financial wellness that views financial bondage as an emotional, spiritual, and psychological problem. The dfree™ movement provides twelve easy, attainable steps to help you:
- Get started on your debt by admitting the problem, addressing the mess, and adjusting your attitude
- Get control by creating a spending plan, becoming accountable, and setting goals
- Get ahead by building wealth, planning your will and estate, and celebrating your success
- And give back by investing in others, through tithing, mentoring, and leading your own dfree™ movement
Purchase: Say Yes to No Debt
The DFree Resources: My Dfree
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