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I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's

time for some money we have.

So I was talking to my friend, Hill Harper recently. He's one of my favorite people ever.

He's also the actor I'm sure you've seen on hit shows like The Good Doctor and CSI New

Work. He's also grace the cover of People magazine as their pick for sexiest man alive

twice. But he's also a sneak attack total nerd. He has two advanced degrees from Harvard.

He's a financial advocate, best-selling author, and last but certainly not least, he's

a money rehab fan favorite guest. Anyway, we were talking and he said something that really

struck me. It's expensive to be poor. I'll say that again. It's expensive to be poor.

This is something that brought me back to the days when I was living paycheck to paycheck.

When I couldn't afford my credit card bill, that's when my credit card bill got bigger.

It's expensive to be poor. There are of course a lot of complicated systemic issues that drive

the divide between the rich and the poor. But there are also simple solutions we can all

take to bridge the gap, whether you're someone who's directly disadvantaged by the wealth

discrepancy or if you just want to be a good ally and a good human being. So I wanted to share

that conversation with you. Here's my chat with Hill.

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