Episodes

  • 174: The old Jokers running for president and their impact on your pockets + The fun sponge.

    174: The old Jokers running for president and their impact on your pockets + The fun sponge.
    Jun 23 2024
    It’s election season. We have two elderly men running neck and neck in the presidential race and one candidate is gaining ground with Black men. Today we will discuss the impact of politics on your bottom line, and Biden’s report card for Black America. But most importantly you will learn why Andrea was accused by her son of being “the fun sponge!”
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    57 mins
  • 173: The War Against DEI; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

    173: The War Against DEI; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
    Jun 17 2024
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is under attack in America. This month, the Supreme Court stopped the Fearless Fund from making grants to black-women entrepreneurs. Colleges are moving away from race based admissions and several states are banning DEI initiatives. While you may not have control of any of these issues – one thing you have complete control over is how you spend and invest your money. In this week’s episode we will discuss ways in which you can put your money where your mouth (and heart) is.
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    53 mins
  • 172: Cost of Getting Sick, Getting Old and giving your dog Indian food

    172: Cost of Getting Sick, Getting Old and giving your dog Indian food
    Jun 9 2024
    Last week’s episode discussed the costs associated with a major illness like cancer and how your medical insurance works. This week, we are talking about disability insurance, long-term care and somehow Allan’s dog (who has an interesting palette). Second episode of a very special series
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    56 mins
  • 171: COGS - Cost of Getting Sick

    171: COGS - Cost of Getting Sick
    Jun 2 2024
    We recently heard several stories of people whose financial situations got turned upside down due to illness. Often you hear of these situations where people have no insurance. What was unique about these stories - they all had jobs with employer provided health insurance. And yet they all wound up filing for bankruptcy. On today's show, we will discuss the cost of getting sick (hint: it's more than just medical bills) and the ways you can prepare today!
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    51 mins
  • 170: Stop Trippin’

    170: Stop Trippin’
    May 26 2024
    Three quarters of Americans are stressed about their personal finances. Many of us should be. But there are also many people with significant financial resources who are stressing themselves out for no reason. On this week’s show, we will walk through the steps of easing your financial stress so that you can stop “tripping!”
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    53 mins
  • 169: Financial Literacy to Financial Fluency

    169: Financial Literacy to Financial Fluency
    May 19 2024
    Studies show that people with low levels of financial literacy are 5x more likely to have insufficient emergency savings, 6x more likely to live check-to-check and 3x more likely to lack confidence in their retirement income prospects. On this show, we will quiz you on the “P-Fin” test to ensure you have what it takes to go from financial literacy to financial fluency!
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    59 mins
  • 168: All The Treadmills

    168: All The Treadmills
    May 12 2024
    Last week we discussed “the tuition treadmill” which is the idea of running on an endless treadmill of paying tuition for multiple kids. We are finishing that conversation today, but we are also going to talk about two other treadmills: the work treadmill as well as the health treadmill. This show talks about managing tuition, saving for retirement (especially for business owners) and getting healthy, which is the most important treadmill of them all.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 167: The Tuition Treadmill + The New FAFSA

    167: The Tuition Treadmill + The New FAFSA
    May 5 2024
    There are more than 1 million families with multiple kids in college at the same time. For many of us, paying tuition feels like a treadmill that will never end. In this week’s show, we give you strategies for managing college costs, and we also break down how the new and improved FAFSA works. Spoiler alert — goodbye to the sibling discount.
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    57 mins