Russell Simmons’ Rush Card: Is it really instilling fiscal responsibility?

A family approached me recently on Facebook concerning Russell Simmons’ Rush Card. It was particularly strange to me to see that a child so young was deeply involved in the advertisement of this card online. Furthermore, this boy was soliciting for the company on Facebook to the extent that I almost mistook him for an employee of Mr. Simmons’ company. Now, not to knock down his passion for success, but I was personally disturbed at the card because I believe that the card’s target audience, African-Americans, is being robbed from a skill that most of them lack: fiscal responsibility.

How can you tell me that the card is a great idea, when all that it teaches its users to do is to keep swiping until you can’t swipe anymore? I don’t care how Mr. Simmons dresses the card it will always be designed for people with fiscal management issues. What happened to the skills of learning how to balance a check book and keeping an accurate ledger so you don't overdraft your account? I use a debit card without a limit due to my exceptionally high credit score,but I am able to control my spending. My parents thaught me how to keep an accurate ledger thus teaching me the meaning of fiscal responsibility.

So is the Rush Card teaching its users this same lesson or is it producing more irresponsible consumers?


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The Glory of a “Kingdom Blessing"

The Glory of a “Kingdom Blessing”: Dealing with Betrayal

by

The Most Right Bishop

God blessed me with the ability to order a "Kingdom Blessing” every now and then.

You see I learned the hard way that being betrayed is a part of life, and that if I let the bite of the betrayer inject itself into my system, then their poison will only have victory over my life. Part of being betrayed is that the betrayer doesn’t care how you feel, so you’re the only one that ends up upset and mad, because in actuality you are really the only person that can understand the pain they caused. So after going through this phase I prayed to God for a comical antidote (hey, you know I am a comedian).

You see God blessed me with the antidote to treat such a bite a while ago, and he allowed me to call it Kingdom Blessings.

You don’t like me… Kingdom Blessings

You in mess, and I don’t do you… Kingdom Blessings

Wonder why I keep a smile on my face and I’m so blessed that even on your best day, your efforts to put me down equals nothing less than an epic fail? ... Kingdom Blessings

You see if you keep shooting out a few kingdom blessings to the enemy, pretty soon all you'll have left in your life is guaranteed peace. It won't be long before everyone discovers that they don’t have the power to compromise your wall of integrity. You can’t just let people run you out of a house they don’t have any ownership rights too, and you must always remember to maintain the behavior God has asked of you. So why not decree a few Kingdom Blessings to worthless people in your life. God didn’t say you have to be best friends with them, he just asked that you love them despite what they do to you.

Now if you receive this message put that smile back on your face, walk out that door and continue to do you. Take on a new mindset like, who care, I didn’t ask you! But if you think I’m a bit too radical for you, and you decide you won’t receive this word … well you already know what I am going to say: “KINGDOM BLESSINGS”!

Now I’m not a preacher, but if someone should just happen to ask what to entitle this sermon, tell them I would call it the Glory of a Kingdom Blessings!

Base Scriptures: Psalm 37:29 & Proverbs 2:21

Now go get you some peace!