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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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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
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Ewww, I Can’t Date Anyone with a Dirty Home!
Would you date a person with a dirty home? Wait, are you the person with the dirty home? In this episode of the Financial Griot, Alainta Alcin and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez discuss their college relationship journeys and dishes out on how they ran into dirty people in their lifetime. It begs the question is cleanliness, a secret sign of how messy your finances are? We will dive deep on the virtues of being disciplined in how you carry yourself and how you present your image in the world. As always, we sincerely thank you for your support. We've only been out since Fall 2021 and already reached 1,000 downloads. We get…
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KORE’M – Making the Transition From Spending Money to Building Wealth
The Financial Griot finally got their first guests from KORE'M Podcast. (Part 2 of 2) 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 Bataille de Vertières (english - Battle of Vertières), it was apropos for us to bring on our first guest, Kore'm Podcast with Luther Estyl and Mac Jean. 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…
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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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Really? Are Modern Black Men Trash?
Just in case you needed something to talk about for Thanksgiving. #GenderWars is the topic du jour, every Jour technically. Seriously, we really need to address this issue moving forward. The Financial Griot crew tackles where the Black wealth is going with one easy fix. As always this is merely a discussion of the issue and not an exhaustive description. We are saving that with a few special guests in future episodes. Our goal is to confront our issues with a mirror in order to force the reflection to take action. Lovely Merdelus does her best to keep Alainta and Lawrence from fighting yet again, with some poignant introspective ideas.…
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Earning Financial Freedom is a Revolutionary Act
This is one of those rare bonus conversation, all about the Financial Revolution. In the past, we have the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution Part I and Part II and in modern times, the Financial revolution. The goal is to recognize the game that you are playing. As of now, your goal is to 1. Decrease unnecessary expenses in order to live the life that's tailored to you, 2. increase your income because inflation will eat it up and only cash flow matters, and 3. Investing the difference in yourself, your family, your experiences, your lifestyle, investments, retirement, real estate ownership and finally small business. Take a breather, we know it's…
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Jollof is just mushy tomato paste flavored rice!
Contrary to popular belief, Jollof rice is not that good, says Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez. He wanted to make that clear before all of Nigeria bans him from any future travel. Along with Ghana and Senegal, he truly deserves it. Lovely Merdelus tried to warn him but he didn't listen. However, this is still a good conversation about Finances in the Diaspora and what we all can do to learn from each other. The goal of the podcast is to expose people to the novel idea of thinking for ourselves, finding 90% of the ways we agree and accepting 10% of the ways we disagree with each other. Is Jollof just rice…
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The Millennial Worklife Crisis: Burnout and the Great Resignation
The Great Wait, the Great Resignation... #Burnout lifestyle is effecting Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. Add financial stress, insecurity and a near endless post pandemic lifestyle; people are calling it all quits. #TFG is calling it "The Millennial Worklife Crisis." Many are "lying flat" while others are deciding that coasting while FIRE is enough. Just remember even on your best day, you can miss the mark or your goals; those who succeed are those who innovate and endure. In today's episode, Lovely Merdelus lead us into reflecting about when things aren't going Instagram right and how we can all cope during times of challenges. Along with the co-hosts,…
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A TFG Short – Why Do People Hate Lawrence All the Time?
Hate is a strong word. Let's just say severe dislike with cognitive dissonance. Can we disagree without being disagreeable any more? In today's TFG episode, Lovely Merdelus and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez discuss comments when posting your own opinion online. Specifically, we are going to discuss how Lawrence manages to get under everyone's skin every time. Particularly on his IG or Facebook page. Also, IG Influencer Jayne Rivera poses next to her father's open casket for likes. Do we all need to take a break from social media to reset and reconsider? Either way, always remember, "he who controls your emotions, controls you."
