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How to Harness the Power of Internal Pressure with No Room for Error
Lawrence and Alainta discuss how to harness life's internal pressure. There is a daily exercise of risk assessment that we make each day to be successful. Daily challenges and the tension we carry; we cannot afford to make simple mistakes anymore. That's the price for autonomy and independence in a modern society.
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Humanizing Our Experience with Money
Today, we break down the latest 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances. The TFG reflects on how statistics can be used as a proactive tool and how the numbers humanize the average American's experience with money.
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A Health Care Plan is Important to Your Self Care
The global slowdown revealed critical issues in health care by way of social inequality. A lot of it starts at home.
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Here’s a Simple Breakdown of The Silicon Valley Bank Crash
In response to the pandemic, the government stepped in to provide support and relief, pumping even more money into the market. This superheated the market, causing more retail investors to jump on board, further increasing the pressure on banks to maintain their profitability.
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How to Build Wealth Early w/ James Bowman of Gen-Z Mon-E
In this episode of the Financial Griot Podcast, Alainta and Lawrence get schooled by James Bowman of Gen-Z Mon-E podcast. He gives starting early a run for its money. We talk about his financial pivot point, how he became a real estate investor who is closing on his next property during a period of high inflation and pessimism, as well as what's next. The opportunity to get active is long overdue. Jump in here! And learn how to do more out the gate.
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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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For the Little Black Boys who Dream of Suicide
Written for a generation of little black boys who dealt with their fair share of stress, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts.
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From Homeowner to Unemployed by New Year – Five Ways To Rebound Stronger
I Bought My 1st Home In November, and Got Laid Off in December. 2020 Wasn't Playing No Games. 5 Ways To Bounce Back.
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With No Savings and No Home, There is a New Debt Crisis. My Mom Can’t Afford to Retire
Last year, my siblings and I had a heart to heart conversation with my mother. It broke my heart to say it. It broke her spirit to hear it.
