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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.
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Building Wealth Made Easy. Here are My Top Five Financial Posts for 2021
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.
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Casting Prayers for Opportunities BUT Avoiding Change When It Comes
"Sometimes we stop our own success" In this episode, Lovely and the crew talk about rebuilding our wealth mindset: seeing and acting on opportunity. When the door opens, sometimes you are confronted with your own inaction, fear and limiting beliefs. When that happens, you would need to fight through imposter syndrome. Lawrence is ironically coming clean with his own insecurities.
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How to Start Your Personal Finance Journey and Earn Up To $2,500 for Free!
Getting started with your personal finance has never been easier. There is a fintech app for everything. You can also earn up to $2,500.
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Allowing Black Women the Financial Space To Fail and Excel
TFG discussed the critical need to create financial space for Black women to exhale and excel as it relates to personal and financial growth.
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Learning to Show Up for Others Like We Wanted Others to Show Up for Us
In Haitian creole, we call home, "Lakay." It has a certain ring to it especially in concert with Lekol (school) and Legliz (church). For Haitian Americans, it's the closest way for us to express that we are home. This home is safe place. Culture is the total wealth of memories that we carry and share with the world. It is in that culture that we (in the same token, you) are compelled to speak. It's interesting to hear from Alainta Alcin's experience of being hardly ever home, yet still finding herself. In this solo episode of the Financial Griot, Alainta gives an emotionally palpable perspective of allowing change to manifest…
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A Financial Advisor said Renting is Better but He Owns his Home?
A Former Financial Advisor told you that renting is better than owning a home… But He owns a home though? Please Make it Make Cents!
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How to Break Out of the Toxic IG Lifestyles of the Fake and Famous
Too often we find ourselves enamored with the fake lifestyles of faux famous people. Most of it is toxic and unproductive. When you are having a photo shoot at your dad's funeral, you have gone too far. Let's talk. #TFG
