The Powerful Connection Between Mental Health and Wealth | Melanie Lockert

How does debt make you feel? Maybe you feel anxiety, stress, fear, outrage, or even depression when you think about your debt. If this is you, please, first know you are not alone in these feelings. Debt is one of the #1 reasons for anxiety and depression and has even been described as a heavyweight that is pushing down on you every second of the day.

Melanie Lockert, the brains behind the successful blog Dear Debt, and the Mental Health and Wealth podcast, is sharing her story of dealing with debt, depression, and how she paid off over $81,000 in the process.

What You’ll Learn

Tricks to help you deal with anxiety and depression around money
The connection between debt and mental health
How to use side hustles to pay down your debt
Melanie’s story of paying off $81,000 of debt
How Melanie built a career sharing her debt journey
The art of finding joy, beauty, and pleasure each day

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Start Making Million Dollar Choices With Your Money

I’m not quite sure, but somehow a million dollars became the marker of success. I can remember when I was younger saying I’m going to make a million dollars and then stop working and move to a tropical island. (I can dream, right).

The truth is a million dollars today is not what it used to be, but what you can do is start making million-dollar choices with your money. This doesn’t mean a million is going to drop from the sky, but if you put your mind in million-dollar mode, you’ll already be ahead of the game. How do you start making million-dollar choices – good question, listen in, and I’ll let you in on the secret.

What You’ll Learn

Some sobering stats about the wealth gap
Six steps to start making million-dollar choices
Why you need to ditch a budget and get a money flow plan
How toxic thoughts and relationships might be keeping you from money success
The exact steps you need to start paying off your debt
Ways to diversify your income, investments, and your thoughts

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How to Maximize Your Money to Work For You Instead of Against You | Kennedy Reynolds

Do you look at the list of things you want to do with your money and break out into sweat not knowing what to do first, and when to do it? If you’re shaking your head yes know that you are so not alone. That is what makes money so interesting and so tricky at the same time. Not to panic though, our guest Kennedy Reynolds from Acorns is here to help you learn how to maximize your money to work for you instead of against you.

What You’ll Learn

How to make investing work for you
Easy ways to track your money each month
Why personal finance education is a difference-maker
The ins and outs of Acorns and how you can start investing with spare change
How to start teaching your kids about money

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An Honest Conversation About Racism and Money | Brian “BT” Terrell

This past week has been a time for reflection for me, and probably you as well. I’ve never faced racism myself, but I’ve seen it first hand with many friends and have definitely seen how race shows up when we talk about money.

I had a chance to sit down with my friend Brian “BT” Terrell from BREAUX Capital to talk about racism, the difference between creating a neighborhood and a community, the injustices in the financial industry, and BT’s work with BREAUX Capital, the first Fintech company advancing the financial health of Black Millennials with social banking.

What You’ll Learn

BT’s five-step system to move from a neighborhood to a community (and work to end racism)
The steps we need to take as a community at large to end racism
The power of financial education in the African American community
How to build true wealth according to BT
What steps you can take today to change the economics in your family

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Create Your Financial Destiny | Chris Guillebeau

Did you know that you have the power you have to create your own financial destiny? As our podcast guest, Chris Guillebeau says, you are never at the mercy of fortune as long as you have an appetite for hard work and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone.

Chris Guillebeau is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, Side Hustle, The Happiness of Pursuit, and his new book, The Money Tree. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday.

What You’ll Learn

How to plant your money tree
Why you should focus on earning extra money without quitting your job
How to create a pathway of self-reliance and financial freedom
Will the gig economy survive the global pandemic
Money lessons from Chris’ new book The Money Tree
…and much more

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Take Risks. Be Brave. Discover True Wealth | Ash Ambirge

Our guest on the show, Ash Ambirge, an internet entrepreneur, speaker founder of the Middle Finger Project, which is both her blog and the title of her first book, asks a very powerful question. What are the things you’re doing just because they make sense? Sometimes you can be doing the thing that makes sense, but it still makes you miserable. Why not try doing the things that make you curious – maybe, just maybe, that’s the missing link to true wealth in life.

What You’ll Learn

Why taking risks is so important to your success
The power behind quitting often
Ash’s Hot Dog Theory of Money
How to figure out what you have to offer the world (and make money at it)
Ways to be brave in everyday life

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Work Your Money, Not Your Life | Roger Ma

It’s easy to chase someone else’s version of life when you don’t know what you want yourself. I’ve been guilty of this myself, what about you? What would it feel like to have your money come alongside the vision you have for your life in a really powerful way?

I’m so excited to have my friend and fellow CFP, Roger Ma, on this episode to talk about his new book, Work Your Money, Not Your Life and help you find the path to create a vision for your life and figure out the steps you need to take to make that happen.

What You’ll Learn

What is the idea behind working your money and not your life
Why Roger says everyone should have a side hustle (or two)
How to think about investing during a global pandemic
Why achieving goals is about what you spend and not always what you make
Action steps to take today to work your money, not your life

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Women & The Financial Confidence Gap | Ernie Johannson

Alright, ladies, I’m talking to you right now. There are a lot of complications we all face with our money, we live longer, we start and stop working, we earn less, and right now, more women are seeing the financial impacts of losing their jobs or watching their small business struggle. This episode is all about empowerment. Ernie Johannson, Group Head, North American Personal & Business Banking, BMO Financial Group, joins us to about women and the financial confidence gap and powerful strategies to overcome this gap.

What You’ll Learn

What is the financial confidence gap
The 3 T’s that women do well that can help overcome this gap
How can women come out of this time in history and thrive financially
What you should do right now if you have insecure income
How to think about money in the current environment

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How Will The Economy Impact You Post-Coronavirus | Kari

What will our economy look like after the coronavirus quarantine has left us? Will we bounce back to how we were before, economy booming, most of us fully employed, taking trips and spending money, or will our economy be forever changed?

These are questions that I keep thinking about over and over and don’t have the answers for yet. However, our guest in this episode, Kari an economist and the voice behind the Money in Your Tea blog, will get to the bottom of these burning questions.

What You’ll Learn

What is the economic impact of the Coronavirus
What economic factors do you need to pay attention to
How the economy directly impacts your bank account
How this time in history compares with other recessions
What does it mean to be in a recession (and are we in one)
The global economic impact (and why you should care)

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Make a Career Change Without Taking a Salary Cut | Adunola Adeshola

Unemployment, job loss, and an uncertain economy are all the facts we face around the world right now. However, I don’t want any of that to leave you feeling hopeless. There has never been a better time to learn how to negotiate your salary and make a career change without taking a salary cut.

Our guest, Adunola Adeshola, a millennial carer strategist, is bringing you the tips you need to make that happen (no matter what is going on in the world).

What You’ll Learn

The freedom from being a job quitter
What is a career strategist and why do you need one
How to make a career change without taking a pay cut
How to negotiate for what you’re worth
What to say when someone asks what your salary requirements are
The do’s and don’ts in a job interview
Adunola’s career strategy from PR to career expert

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