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Becoming a Griot – The Art of Picking Out a Great Name for Our Podcast
Names matter? Today's episode is all of the start of our journey as podcasters on The Financial Griot. Alainta Alcin, Lovely Merdelus and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez are three first-generation Haitian Americans discussing what to title this podcast. We settled on The Financial Griot which is a play on why we started this in the first place. Normalizing money conversation, dispelling myths and providing solutions on building wealth and most importantly sharing stories, thoughts and ideas. Turns out, conversations that elevate doesn't always have to be about dollars and cents. You can find us on our IG accounts: Alainta Alcin - Blogger, Travel and Money Enthusiast @its_alainta Lovely Merdelus - Entrepreneur and Small…
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Millennial Couple Shares How They Invested over $50,000 in 8 months
Thunderstorms and natural disasters. Repairs and costly renovations. We made it through August, just maybe we can close off 2021 off stronger.
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TNFG Weekly Chapter 25: Rich Beyond Limiting Beliefs
What's limiting your identity, your trajectory, your life? No matter what it is, what are you going to do about it.
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The Value of Our Priorities: Renting vs Ownership
Renting vs Ownership as the new American Dream. It all comes down to valuing your own priorities. Home Ownership is still a wealth builder.
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You Really Shouldn’t Save For Your Kid’s College
The best way to save for your kid's future is by investing in yourself. A broke parent in retirement is a bigger liability to your family
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Making the Most of Our Financial Priorities
A TNFG Weekly dose of nutritional content worth indulging. Bouncing back from Olympic Level mistakes is possible. You have to be willing to live, earn and overcome.
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Pay Me What I’m Worth: a Black Man’s Journey to $100,000+
A reflection of one Black man’s journey from dropping out of Grad School, being broke, terrified and finally taking personal accountability. Written by Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez, CFE and Edited by Ecclesiaste Guerrier, SHRM-CP, DEI Paychecks and Balanced Efforts At some point, any Job will do! I’d like to start by saying, “Personal Accountability is not a bad word.” Growing up watching fictional characters, it was easier for me to attribute success with effort. The Bad guys created obstacles and the Good guys learned something along the way and defeated the obstacles. Over time, like many other Black boys transitioning to Manhood, I forgot about these stories. Better yet, I never knew…
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Intro to the TNFG Monthly Wealth Tracking Series v2
In the vein of BudgetAreSexy.com by J-Money, this is version 2 of the TNFG Monthly Wealth Tracking Net Worth Series. Learn, Grow and Track.
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TNFG Weekly Chapter 23: Financial Discernment
Learning and understanding the value of financial discernment.
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Crushing Over $60k in Consumer Debt in 7 Months
July Celebrations are in order. We made it through the pandemic, just maybe. Either way, half the year is settled. Let's end 2021 with a bang.
