TNFG Weekly
The Neighborhood Finance Guy (TNFG) is a financial literacy blog that publishes weekly posts on a variety of financial topics. The blog's mission is to help millennials build wealth and achieve financial independence.
TNFG's weekly posts cover a wide range of topics, including Budgeting and saving, Investing, Retirement Planning, Debt management, and other Personal finance trends.
TNFG's weekly posts also cover real-time information that isn't available on most platforms. Generally unafraid to talk about poverty, generational wealth, systemic racism, disparities, gender norms and etc.These types of Financial inequities are detrimental to society. For context, financial inequality is the unequal distribution of wealth and income among individuals or households. It is a major problem in many countries, and it can have a number of negative consequences, including Poverty, Social unrest, and Political instability.
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Workers, Strikes and Union: The Financial Impact on Society
Today, the crew discussed the recent increase in worker strikes, their respective financial impacts, and the potential impacts on our entire society. The picket line, work freeze, and the cost of goods are taking their toll. Something has to give. Will society break or will the workers?
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American Households in 2022 spent $72,967. How much did we spend?
The Average American Household earned $94,003 pre-tax and spent over $72,967 in 2022. Unfortunately, they only saved $8,742. How did we do?
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Ten Wealth Soft Skills that Require ZERO Talent but Boost Your Income
Success isn’t solely determined by innate abilities or degree; a greater part is shaped by your own Soft Skills. According to MBO Partners, “Soft skills are an essential part of improving oneโs ability to work with others and can have a positive influence on furthering your career. If you are a small business owner or self-employed, soft skills can help you find, attract, and retain clients.” Why are soft skills important in your day-to-day life? Polished presentation skills, networking abilities, and social awareness can help you win make friends and win clients. The overall goal is to improve connections with others. Honing the ability to resolve conflicts, solve problems under stress,…
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Over 100 Quotes From Black Financial Experts and Wealth Builders
TNFG's Top 101 Motivational and Financial Quotes to Help You Build Generational Wealth and radically change your life for the better. Time to pivot toward a work-purpose balanced life.
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How the SECURE Act 2.0 Impacts Millennials and Gen-Z
From automatic enrollment to reduce administration costs, the SECURE Act 2.0 offers deep Impacts for Millennials and Gen-Z.
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101 Financial Quotes to Help You Build Generational Wealth
TNFG's Top 101 Motivational and Financial Quotes to Help You Build Generational Wealth and radically change your life for the better. Time to pivot toward a work-purpose balanced life.
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How to Get Credit Card Companies To Pay You
Going through how we reversed our relationship with our credit card companies. Not all debt is bad debt. Leverage points and benefits. Don't hate the player, learn to play the game.
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How to Do More with a Little Passive Income in Q3 2022
The second quarter of 2022 was hopeful but the third quarter was a struggle. High Inflation is here to stay. A global recession is pretty much certain for 2023. In translation, get creative and earn more.
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How We Made $20k in Passive Income for Q2 2022
The second quarter of 2022 was hopeful. High prices raged on and it's likely that the passive income economy dragged down. With price inflation up, some goals might not materialize this year but we will likely still land in the positive. My internal compass still leans toward overall gratitude. I work from home. Additionally, I have a beautiful wife who loves to travel like I do. Our growth is proving to us that the solutions to a challenging word are merely tougher and more resourceful people.
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A Recipe for Social Pressure: Materialism, Lifestyle and Inflation
"What I Post, Why I post and How I post about my experience is all intentional" LDG In this episode of the Financial Griot, we discuss the toxic recipe of materialism and the void of purpose that it steals. While the world enters in the late stage of our expansion with a recession looming, it's not even optional to be financial literate any more. Becoming financial literacy and materially free is not a mere act of minimalism for the gram. It's a struggle upstream from the direction of society. Turning toward your purpose changes you.