Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, is an author, entrepreneur and feminist whose mission is to end inequality through financial well-being. She took her 30-Day Money Cleanse program and turned it into an interactive workbook, which has helped thousands of people improve their relationships with money and achieve their financial goals. Listen in as Ashley and I crack up discussing how we realized that night clubs are a waste of time and money and confessing all of our money struggles. Find Ashley and her...
Dec 14, 2020•34 min•Ep. 32
1. Yo Quiero Dinero Podcast hosted by Jannese Torres-Rodriguez ( https://anchor.fm/yoquierodinero/episodes/12--How-Yanely-Paid-Off-20K-in-18-Months--Yanely-Espinal-of-MissBeHelpful-ebhpvf/a-a2pot56 ) 2. Choose FI Podcast hosted by Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa ( https://www.choosefi.com/breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty-ep-266/ ) 3. The Best Friends Podcast hosted by Amanda Kessler & Lara Ford ( https://bestfriendsfinance.com/2020/09/22/youtuber-yanely-espinal-aka-missbehelpful-empowers-you...
Dec 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 31
Diana Morris is a life coach and specifically a clarity coach who addresses questions like: What would your life look like if you were able to define success beyond your job title and your resume? She works with her clients to guide them through the critical journey of self-discovery so they can confidently answer the question of “what now?” In this episode we dive deep into the role that money can play in your life and in your journey to finding clarity in your world? Support Diana and her work...
Nov 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 30
Formerly on instagram as @accordingtomycalculation, Brittany Polanco now goes by @britpolanco on instagram and posts about money and motherhood and where the two overlap. As a new mom she is enthralled in all things baby, but I had the chance to sit down and talk to her wayyy before her baby boy arrived. In this episode, we talk about how a baby changed her entire budget and she walks us through a few tips to save money on medical expenses. She also shares a few things some people forget to cons...
Oct 26, 2020•35 min•Ep. 29
Cleo was born and raised in Nashville, TN, but currently lives in Dallas, TX. After experiencing her own share of financial ups and downs, she realized that life is the best teacher. As a financial educator and yoga instructor, she mixes yoga and finance to help people create a healthy financial lifestyle. As a teen mom, Cleo really struggled with finances and ended up in a rat race of working for a paycheck but not knowing what to do with her paychecks. After taking on many student loans, a car...
Oct 19, 2020•34 min•Ep. 28
This week on the podcast you'll meet Alli Williams, financial coach and blogger at Financiallifocused.com. She's originally from NY, but moved to South Carolina and now lives with her husband. Alli talks about how important it is to start talking money as early as possible when dating and like me, she feels very strongly that you must talk about your finances and your approach and mentality about money BEFORE getting married. Alli graduated in 2018 and now works with women and couples to create ...
Oct 12, 2020•49 min•Ep. 27
This episode is sponsored by: https://www.snowballwealth.com/ While working with Berna Anat on a series of free workshops called #HELLAHELPFUL, I had the pleasure of meeting her social media strategist, Joely. I knew she was a special kind of #bawse when I found out more about her passion for budgeting and her strategy and commitment to go HAM on her student loans. Joely opens up about ALL the drama in her financial life - how she couldn't get a job for MONTHS after graduating, how her student l...
Oct 06, 2020•37 min•Ep. 26
This episode is sponsored by: https://www.snowballwealth.com/ Akeiva is such a rare find! This Brooklyn-born Certified Financial Planner works with uber-wealthy individuals to manage their wealth. She has her masters in Financial Planning, which led her to be one of just 3.5% of Black and Latinx Financial Planners. At just 22 years old, Akeiva could not find relatable voices in the financial space and she decided to take on the challenge of sharing her voice. She created a YouTube channel called...
Sep 28, 2020•26 min•Ep. 25
Tanya Menendez is one of the very few Latinas in tech who has created multiple successful companies after working in finance. She's a true badass! Her story is a commonly shared one among Latinx families: immigrant parents on a limited income working unforgiving jobs to get their child to and through college. Tanya talks about spending thousands of dollars for lifetime services at a company but then that company went out of business! So much for "lifetime!" Losing thousands of dollars not only h...
Sep 21, 2020•38 min•Ep. 24
This week's episode is a super fun conversation between me and Amanda Holden who has an Investing course called Invested Development, which you can find on her blog Dumpster Dog. Originally from Portland, Oregon she moved to NYC after working in finance over in San Francisco. After years of managing the wealth and investments of high net-worth individuals, she definitely knows her stuff! Listen to laugh with us about her money mistake involving one lucky stripper, and hear all about her hopes fo...
Sep 14, 2020•53 min•Ep. 23
In this episode, I get to know Shana a little better after meeting her in Orlando last year for a financial conference. She sat front row as I presented my session about getting started as a YouTuber, and since then her channel has really grown!! We dive into her biggest mistakes and she shares amazing tips about budgeting in a way that you WON'T HATE! We definitely have a lot in common since Shana is a child of Jamaican immigrants and had to figure out money later on in life. But her family's b...
Sep 07, 2020•30 min•Ep. 22
This week, I switched it up on ya and brought my boyfriend, Jamil, to the mic with me! We had a super long conversation - over 3 hours - which I edited down for ya. You'll hear all about how he feels about creepy and thirsty comments on my YouTube videos, what our AIM accounts were back in the day, what cool tech stuff Jamil's up to and you might even get some tea about me gambling!!! Follow along as we grow our community of people interested in learning more about indoor hammocks at: hammy.co ★...
Aug 24, 2020•46 min•Ep. 21
Natalie is the creator of "Financially Savvy in 20 Minutes", a platform that tells her story of struggling to make it in L.A. being in an immigrant family and learning the tough life lessons that come from not having a financial education. She created a non-profit that helps teenage girls pay for their dream prom experience, and later published a book, a podcast, and is now featured in - not one - but, TWO TED Talks! Natalie's story not only inspires me, but shows me what you can do when you are...
Aug 17, 2020•23 min•Ep. 20
Kara is the creator and owner of Bravely Go, a financial education company centered around financial feminism and activism. In this conversation with Kara I learn all about her background and upbringing, why she will never regret having over $20k of student loans debt from college, and how she created a financial education company after struggling with money for years! Follow Kara on instagram at @webravelygo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Aug 10, 2020•23 min•Ep. 19
Mykail is the creator of boujiebudgets.com. She is proud to be "boujie" and shares how this mentality has helped her create a money system that works for her! She shares SO much in this episode about her upbringing as the youngest of 6 children in a blended family, being trapped in credit card debt from a Victoria's Secret credit card, and being inspired to create financial content because of Tiffany Aliche AKA @thebudgetnista - PLUS so much more! This is 100% one of my FAVORITE episodes!!! ★ Su...
Aug 03, 2020•46 min•Ep. 18
Sarah is known on YouTube and all over the internet as "Budget Girl," and she has put ALL the details of her personal finance journey out there for the world to see. She has an incredibly inspiring story about learning from past money mistakes, being low-income for most of her life and STILL managing to pay of over $33,000 of debt by creating a frugality mindset and finding super smart money saving hacks wherever she could. Sarah keeps it so real with me on this episode and reminds us all that a...
Jul 27, 2020•19 min•Ep. 17
Carmen (@makerealcents) was my very first instagram friend in the world of personal finance and the debt-free community. Since meeting online, we've met in person at FinCon and even hosted a live event together in NYC! Her story is an amazing one that is sure to inspire EVERYBODY who listens. Follow Carmen in instagram @makerealcents ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jul 20, 2020•46 min•Ep. 16
Melissa Jean-Baptiste is a NYC high school teacher who has a truly creative side that she expresses through a brand called Millennial in Debt. Wanting to do more than just chase clout, Melissa decided that posting content about money and debt could help so many young people out there struggling to figure out money and especially those with piles of student loan debt. After paying off $102,000 in student loans, Melissa bought a house and is super proud of her big ticket purchase and the journey s...
Jul 13, 2020•21 min•Ep. 15
Jully-Alma Taveras is the ambitious Latina behind the platform called "Investing Latina." Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Jully has so much in common with me! After meeting in person and working together on a few projects, I've come to know Jully well and can truthfully say that she's just as sweet, sincere and smart as she sounds on this episode! We talk about her past obsession with Louboutins and how she moved beyond the belief that material things define you. She c...
Jun 29, 2020•41 min•Ep. 14
This episode was so much fun to record because Stefanie is so easy to talk to! She's open and honest about her own money journey and spills all the tea about her wedding costs. She jumps into money regrets she has and why it's really important to eventually let go of any shame you're feeling around your money. Stefanie’s work & advice has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Oprah Magazine. A go-to money expert, Stefanie has appea...
Jun 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 13
Naseema's story is an incredible story of a Black mom, a nurse and a businesswoman who was living the average life. She had the house, the car and all the clothes and shoes to LOOK rich while stuntin' on the gram, but... she was BROKE AF!!! After a serious change in her mindset and lifestyle, she committed to becoming debt-free and budgeted carefully, while also generating more income to be able to pay off her school loans for not one, but TWO masters degrees AND a house in the bay area. Follow ...
Jun 15, 2020•17 min•Ep. 12
Vanessa's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderonwards/ Check her out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wanderonwards ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 08, 2020•35 min•Ep. 11
This week, protestors are bringing attention to the way Black people are treated in this country. It wouldn't feel right to just continue my podcast as normally scheduled, so I'm pausing for a moment to retell the story of Freedman's Savings Bank. Whether you know the story already or not, tune in to hear me tell it my way! To learn more about Freedman's Savings Bank check these out: 1) Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0252003...
Jun 01, 2020•29 min•Ep. 10
Sahirenys' instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poisedfinancelifestyle Website and blog: https://thepoisedlifestyle.com/ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8jGoWljuA9osNxoOmSSTQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 25, 2020•37 min•Ep. 9
Kara's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aunt.kara/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 18, 2020•46 min•Ep. 8
Shang is not your ordinary personal finance blogger. She and her husband saved aggressively after college to be able to retire early if they wanted to. So far they have purchased a 7-figure home in NYC and are new parents to a baby boy, but they still plan to continue working because they want to be philanthropists. Shang shares about her biggest regrets when it comes to money and her mindset after college, what it was like going off to Harvard, having Chinese immigrant parents and so much more!...
May 11, 2020•25 min•Ep. 7
If you've seen any of Tori's instagram content then you already know she's a force! She recognized early on that she had the gift and privilege of an at-home personal finance education from her parents - something that most of her friends and college classmates didn't. After that, she committed to helping other women learn the things she was lucky enough to already know like how to start investing in a ROTH IRA at 21 years young! She's been featured on a ton of media outlets including Forbes and...
May 04, 2020•24 min•Ep. 6
If you've heard an episode of the 'Journey to Launch' podcast before, then you will recognize Jamila Souffrant's voice well! She's an incredible podcaster and former blogger who is currently a mom of three and full time entrepreneur! After working a corporate job to save enough money to put a down payment on her first property, she later realized that she wanted to build her own business and have more control over her time. What started as a blog about her financial journey later became a podcas...
Apr 27, 2020•28 min•Ep. 5
Berna Anat aka @HeyBerna is the financial hype woman everyone love to watch on instagram! In this episode we jump into our experiences as daughters of immigrants, our shared hatred of the the wedding industrial complex, and how Berna paid off tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt and celebrated by traveling the globe with her boo! Connect with Berna: https://www.heyberna.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heyberna/ https://www.youtube.com/heyberna https://www.facebook.com/heyberna https:...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 4
Erin joins me this week to talk about all things personal finance, from her dad teaching her about taxes using halloween candy as a kid, to her signing a prenup with her husband, to why we all need to have a will whether we have financial assets or not! Broke Millennial Blog: www.brokemillennial.com Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143130404?tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1 Broke Millennial Takes On Invest...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 3
