Sharif Muhammad, MBA, CPA, MST, CFP® Profile picture
Licensed CPA and CFP® professional focused on helping families, Baby Boomers and closely-held businesses solve their financial challenges. Tweets are not advice
Apr 25, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
At the age of 12, I came home one day to find it padlocked by the county sheriff. My family was homeless, my father was in trouble with the law and my mom had to scramble to find us an apartment in a two-family home in Irvington, NJ.

It was rough. We had no beds. We kept perishables in a cooler. My mom scrapped up some cash to gain access to our old place to get 30 mins to take what she could. No matter what was going on, she made sure that we went to the library to get school work done and that we didn't miss one day of school. Even when all