Katt Williams has had an enormous amount of problems lately. He was arrested for burglary and owes back taxes although he earned over $50 million last year. Most recently his $400K Bentley was repossessed.

In this economy it’s so funny to me how prices work. Gas may fluctuate, yet entertainment has stayed the same or even increased. I just paid $15 to party in a lounge a couple of weekends ago.

With that being said, why are these celebrities avoiding taxes and their bills, when we’re scrimping and saving to go to their shows?

Word of advice: don’t be like Katt Williams. Or Nicolas Cage. Or Wesley Snipes. We need to get our money right.

There are tons and tons off books out there to help with finances. You got authors like Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, among others. I believe the best one, however, is I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. (Check out his website here.) He’s young, so it’s not like your parents telling you what to do with your money. He gives extremely useful advice. With the help of his book, I’ve been able to save a good chunk of change in four months. Here are some of the helpful highlights:

1. The first step is always the hardest in getting your finances together, but it’s very important. You need to know your credit score. Our credit determines what kind of loan we get for mortgages and cars, as well as how much interest we’ll pay for our credit cards. The sooner you get your score the better (even if it might not be great) because it gives us the greater opportunity to improve it.
2. Look at your bills. It only takes one day a week to set aside some time and dig in. Start paying off your debt. If you have a high-interest credit card, double your minimum payment to get it paid quickly, without paying much interest. (He gives great examples in the book.)
3. Automate your money. This is one of the best tips that I followed. As soon as you get paid, automatically transfer that money to pay your bills so you don’t have to worry about it later. For example, with every paycheck I receive, I transfer half of my rent into savings. I also set up online banking for my car insurance and other bills.
4. Another important tip is not to budget because budgeting is boring. Chances are, you’re just going to go crazy after a while and then splurge and spend wildly as before. What Ramit says to do is to exercise conscious spending. Set goals you can actually reach. Don’t set goals for the short term (“I’m not going to go shopping for a month”) because when that period is over, you’re just going to go back to the bad habits. Don’t cut something completely out. If you like to eat out at restaurants, by all means, do it, but to spend hundreds of dollars is crazy if you can’t afford it. Strategize and revitalize. That’s it.

He gives other great points on how to invest, save for retirement, how to negotiate with credit card companies (he literally has scripts to follow), buying a house, and lots of other good stuff.  Seriously, go out and get it!

We all heard about what happened with musician John Mayer with his Playboy interview. He said he’s not attracted to black women (so what?), and he used the N-word. Tragic, I know.

After the interview came out, of course he had to do damage control. Honestly, how do you come back from saying that your penis is like a white supremacist or using the N-word? Mayer sloppily tried. Here’s his sorry ass apology.

First on Twitter: “using the ‘N word’ in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word. And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged.”

Mayer even “broke down” while performing. Watch the video.

I don’t understand the point to issuing an apology. First of all, to say that he’s quitting the “media game” is silly. No one forced Mayer to say those things; no one forced him to use the word. He always wants to blame something on Twitter or the media. If you said it, you said it, and let that be that.

We should all be glad this came out so we know how he really feels. just because he gives a faux apology does not mean he’s not going to stop liking black women anymore or saying the N-word any less.

It’s just like what happened with Isaiah Washington a few years ago. He called his Grey’s Anatomy co-star T.R. Knight a fag one day, and then the next he was doing a public service announcement about gay rights. Damage control rarely works. Don Imus called the basketball chicks from Rutgers “nappy headed hoes.” He apologized and still got fired. What’s the point of saying sorry when you’re still going to talk junk behind closed doors?

My point is: don’t apologize when you meant to say it. Say I’m sorry when you step on my foot, not when you call me a nigger.

British fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, was reported dead this morning. He committed suicide. He was 40.

According to Women Wear Daily, his mother died recently, but no one is sure if her death was the cause of his suicide.

Known for his extravagant designs and outrageous show, McQueen brought a sense of fantasy and illusion all of his creations.

According to Huffington Post, his new more affordable line, McQ, was supposed to be presented today, yes, today, at New York Fashion Week. Of course, the presentation has been canceled.

The great talent will be missed.

If you haven’t seen Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” video please watch. She looks AMAZING (not gonna lie). Her “dancing” skills are a bit, uhhh, lacking, but you can tell she practiced that slow wine for a week! And I L-O-V-E the old school 90′s funky look to the video. (I would have loved to have seen more Rude Boys though, thanks.) Please watch and enjoy.

Everybody and their mama have their own fragrances nowadays. It’s unbelievable to go down the list of celebrities that have their own perfume.

J.Lo was the real force behind this trend for the 21st century when she launched her own perfume Glow by J.Lo back in 2002. It was wildly successful, and she went on to make nine others. But just because it’s successful for one does not mean it will work for all.

For example, I think Queen Latifah’s perfume stinks. And that’s all there is to it. I’m not sure if her intent was to smell like great-grandma, but if it was then mission: accomplished.

Now, I’m not sure what her process was, but I’ve seen it time and time again on E! News. The celeb puts on a lab coat and goggles and stands around with her hands clasped like she really did something while the real workers are dropping little liquid beads into beakers as they swish it around. Then the celeb smells it, and says, “That’s it!” Everyone applauds the celeb; no one mentions the one who mixes.

Among the mediocre, there are two celebrities that have come out with new perfumes, that may or may not be worth it. And of course I’m going to give my opinions!

Kim Kardashian by Kim Kardashian. This smells exactly how you’d expect — sexy, feminine and soft. It’s very warm, and it has floral note, specifically gardenia and orchid. Definitely for nighttime use.  I give this perfume 3.5 sniffs out of 5.

SJP NYC by Sarah Jessica Parker. This fragrance is so much fun! It smells delightful and once you put it on, you’ll probably keep smelling yourself. No lie. It’s so much different from her first two perfumes (and by different, I mean better). It has notes of wild strawberry, gardenia, mandarin, rum, and creamy musks. This is what I imagine what Carrie Bradshaw would have smelled like (if I, uh, actually thought about how Carrie Bradshaw smelled lol). I give this one 5 sniffs out of 5!

Now there are perfumes out there by Halle Berry, Celine Dion, and others, but Kim Kardashian and SJP NYC are worth buying and wearing.