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This is not Dictatorship. Stop Telling Black Women to Settle
Let's recap, the Financial Griot is as podcast that exists at the intersection of life and wellness. Sure we talk about money, as a bonus, we discuss real time issue that derives from access and community. The Financial Griot crew is back! Well 2/3 back. Lovely is absent; she is busy being the next Oprah with her tech business. Or we are figuring out that we are not the Beyonce of the group. As such, we are dissecting a toxic narrative floating on social media. In the end, can be please stop telling Black women settle for less and less. And can we start mentoring and guiding Black men to…
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Here’s Why You Can’t Negotiate with Broke People!
Is Kanye being old Kanye or new Kanye? I'm confused right now. The Financial Griot gang is back for another short episode. Well shorter by our standards since we can talk. Today we discuss the evolving new black capitalism and the hope that we remain unafraid in the creation of wealth. We can't be relegated to victimhood and money trauma as a baseline for Black social mobility.
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Are You Really Single-by-Choice? A Turn’t 30 Conversation
On this special episode, the Ladies of the Turnt 30 podcast just us for a joint conversation and it gets contentious. Will they battle it out or will they come to a consensus. The topic du jour, "Being Single by Choice" while others could argue that you are simply single because you weren't chosen. Eeesh, writing that sounded harsh. However it's a great opportunity to get to know the Turnt 30 crew and their journey through adulthood.
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Getting Pre-Marital Counseling Pre-Engagement is a thing, now?
Wait isn't that just counseling? In this episode of The Financial Griot, we are introducing Doreen (Lawrence's Wife)! Yep, this is a special couple's episode where we discuss our thoughts on a social media influencer's position on getting per-marital counseling in the dating phase? We dish out our perspectives as newlyweds. It's crazy how the dating game has changed, and how challenging/expensive it's become.
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Learn How to be Successful at Dating and Getting Married
In This episode of the Financial Griot, Lovely and Alainta bait Lawrence to talk about relationship timelines. Since social media has devolved into pure #GenderWars, allow us to set the record straight. And, allow the Neighborhood Finance Guy himself to mansplain his way out of this. By the way, a relationship is not a business. A relationship is the foundation for generational wealth. Especially in the modern day, it is important to get the timeline right so you can avoid the costly single life and the long term non married life. With that said, thanks for tuning in to the show. Leave us any thoughts, comments, and ideas on this…
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How to Do the Internal Work to Reach Your True Worth
Learning how to do something to progress your life. So listen on how to do the internal work to grow into your purpose and true worth.
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Why Relationship Money Talks and Money Dates Matter
Alainta Alcin otherwise known as ATL gets a bae, ghosts us and finally comes crawling back to tell us the story. As always it's all love. In an attempt to snoop around for details, Lovely Merdelus and Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez dig up information on ATL's current beau. We are guessing he is at least 5'11? We seriously don't know where she find men especially when others are complain of a drought. But I digress. To make this actionable for you, we discuss new relationships and the money talk. We talk about how open dialogue about money makes a difference. We also talk about how to be open about where you are…
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How to Beat Money Trauma. A Guide For those that Worship Money to those who Avoid Money
Stop Counting Other People’s Money. Beating The Need for Stuff and the Urge to Flaunt Last Friday, I was duped into a coffee meet-up with a financial advisor. Instead of a cold call; like some sort of supervillain, he revealed that this was a cold meetup. The betrayal was indeed real. The experience ended up burning a significant portion of my day off. I was left with two takeaways. One, always ensures that there is a firm purpose if someone wants to link up with you. If there isn’t a Return on Investment (ROI), it’s a waste of your time. Once you reach 30+, “me time” becomes a precious commodity. Secondly, always have a firm…
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How to Increase Your Financial Awareness
From Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Arianna Huffington, Ray Dalio and etc.; they all seem to have that "It factor". They mastered their financial equation. Your Financial Intelligence is comprised of three parts: Intelligence Quotient (IQ) + Emotional Quotient or Emotional Intelligence (EQ) + Adversity Quotient. Those who can quickly assess their weaknesses, mask or complement them instantly become successful.
