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Turns Out, No One Ever Complained about Investing Too Much for Retirement
The Average US Household saves and invest less that 7% of their income, specifically they save under $7,000 annually. It's not enough.
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Community, Debt Freedom Journey, Financial Planning & Resources, FIRE Journey, Millennial Money, Podcast
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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Community, Debt Freedom Journey, Financial Planning & Resources, FIRE Journey, Millennial Money, Podcast
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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A Conversation on Haiti, Building Better Communities and Rewriting Our Destinies with KORE’M Podcast!
The Financial Griot finally got their first guests. It's feels like the Haitian Breakfast club. Let's not mess it up, right Lawrence? Since it's November 18, the celebration of La Battaille de Vertieres, it was apropos for us to bring on our first guest, Kore'm Podcast with Luther and Mac. This dynamic duo has been making wave empowering the next generation of Haitian at home and in the diaspora. This episode was a unique opportunity to get back to our roots and really have a discussion on Haiti, Financial literacy and what's in store for the future. Our history is not just Black and White, it's being painted in vivid…
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How to Create A Financial Plan that Builds Generational Wealth
October is Financial Planning Month. As such, it's an amazing opportunity to level up like the rich. In this episode, Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez aka our Neighborhood Finance Guy breaks down how you can structure yourself every month of the year in order to build wealth one step at a time. Alainta Alcin and Lovely Merdelus sitting this one out but they will be back in the next episode. In 2016, Lawrence attended two Financial advisory workshops by invitation in Washington, DC. These workshops were tailored to high earners racking in over $125,000+ per year single and over $250,000+ per year as a household. To be honest, they weren't talking about anything…
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How to Become a Millionaire in 15 Years or Less #NetMax
In today's TFG episode, we deep dive into the Net Max Financial Plan created by our very own Neighborhood Finance Guy, Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez. The Net/Max Plan is a great resource to jump-start your financial plan. It incorporates Financial literacy in a way that is critical in order for us to use knowledge and money management skills. It’s one thing that will impact almost every aspect of your life, yet many people do not have the knowledge they should. This plan is an opportunity to be a millionaire in your lifetime with or without a partner. After 20 years of labor, you can expect to retire with more than $1 Million…
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Community, Debt Freedom Journey, Financial Planning & Resources, FIRE Journey, Podcast, Relationships
Black Luxury Spending, Wealth and Debt – #PayMyTrip
In today's TFG episode, we deep dive into the state of black luxury spending and what it means to live the #luxe life. Unfortunately, people often spend money they don't have impressing people that they don't know in hopes to get the bag. But is luxury that bad or do we deserve to live the life that we earned. The Financial Griot crew gets deep. And it's this is particularly triggering, listen until the end. We keep it real and actionable.
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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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How to Set Your Personal Finance Plan on Auto
Like Mayo(nnaise), let’s get right to the bread. Not sure what everyone sees on their Instagram but lately I’ve been getting an insane amount of positive financial information due to the people that I’ve been following, specifically #paybalances and joemoney. There is definitely power in what we consume. The ShadeRoom might seem like harmless fun, but be careful what you make your source. If you watch petty tv, you end up being pretty petty all the time. So if you are reading this, just know that I’m writing it so that you are encouraged. I’m writing this so that you seek self-mastery over fear. And I’m writing this because I believe that we can all dream and aspire to something…
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Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Why Financial Literacy Matters Now More than Ever
Financial Literacy is among the major complaints of this generation. You can’t go one day without seeing a budgeting meme, a broke meme, or the classic running away from bills meme. People are fleeing the country to avoid paying student loans, it’s getting pretty nuts out there. (Sallie Mae needs to invest in retrieval squads) Student Loan Default rates are heading toward 80% by 2024 On top of that, our social circle Twitter pundits are quick to mention that this wouldn’t have happened if they taught this in school. On the flipside, I’m wondering if the teachers are complaining about not having enough money, budgeting issues, and not understanding the terms…
