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Turns Out, US Household Median Income is Dropping. Here are the 2020 Stats by Age, Race and Sex.
The Neighborhood Finance Guy writes about financial literacy topics, investment strategies, Household median income management, and retirement tips to help you make effective decisions and set S.M.A.R.T+ER goals with your money. The information is free but the struggle is not sold separately. Join the Newsletter that can help rebalance you mind, body, and spirit. If you are feeling poorer, turns out you are not alone. Household income is dropping across the board while prices are going up. Every year, the US Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics compile on US Household income and expenses. This data can be filter for Age, Gender, Race and state to help us make…
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Revealing Our Investment Strategy while Inflation Hits a 30-year High
How to construct an investment portfolio that thrives during an inflation. Sharing all the tips and market tricks to edge out wins.
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MLK’s Legacy, The Civil Rights Movement and Black Wealth Perspective
Financial freedom is this generation's civil rights movement. With Black spending ramping as high as $1.6 Trillion and Net worth heading to $0
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TNFG’s Top 12 Black Financial Podcasts That Can Redefine Your Wealth
Knowledge in action is wealth. Wealth, on the other hand is the power to live a purposeful existence. This is the list of the Best Pocast that save you money and help you invest. As wealth slips away, the American Dream turned into a nightmare. To attain your dream, try TNFG's Top 12 Black Podcasts that are redefining the narrative.
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The Critical Need to Move beyond Black Girl Magic toward Real Wealth
Short of carrying the weight of the world, we demand too much from Black girls. We need to go beyond hashtags and recenter as people.
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Top 3 Best SMART+ER Goals and Wealth Books of 2022
The Best Books for a meaningful journey. Good Health and Enduring Wealth Start in the Mind. To be honest, I hate reading. It’s not that I’m unable to read vs that I find the activity kinetically slow. In 9th grade, I realize that I’m a rare combo learner: auditory, visual and kinetic. I was more in love with the human expression through storytelling and poetry. It wasn’t until Book Insights Podcast reached out to me to be a guest speaker that I was left wanting. Being a charlatan is an unbecoming trait, too often found in modern society. I wanted, better yet, needed to read more. Setting S.M.A.R.T goals (Specific,…
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Getting Pre-Marital Counseling Pre-Engagement is a thing, now?
Wait isn't that just counseling? In this episode of The Financial Griot, we are introducing Doreen (Lawrence's Wife)! Yep, this is a special couple's episode where we discuss our thoughts on a social media influencer's position on getting per-marital counseling in the dating phase? We dish out our perspectives as newlyweds. It's crazy how the dating game has changed, and how challenging/expensive it's become.
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New Year, New… Nevermind. How Not to Start a New Year!
"New Year and New Me" is tired right now. Just go out and set a trajectory of forward movement. In this episode of the Financial Griot, Alainta Alcin and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez discuss their important thoughts on Don Lemon and being drunk on camera, and what not to do during the New Year. Ahead of time, we apologize for the sound issue. It is all Lawrence's fault so blame him. Alainta, on the other hand, sounds on point. However if you bare through it, you will find a lot of great gems which is why we decided to keep it. All that out of the way, happy new year. Remember, "Try…
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Childhood Trauma and How to Redefine Your Personal Worth
"The two most important days in your life are 1. The day you were born and 2. The day you find your purpose." Mark Twain For the record, this is a trigger warning for a lot of people who have dealt with childhood trauma or are still dealing with it. Part two of our discussion on disciplining a new generation and realizing that our kids will likely face different challenges. In this segment, Lovely and Alainta wanted to know the story of Baby Lawrence. Seriously It's complicated and sad at points.
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Wait You Don’t Believe in Spanking? How to Raise Modern Kids?
Raising Modern kids can be tricky. So here are some thoughts and tips on your way to being a better parent.