47: Reaching Financial Independence as a Government Employee with Walli Miller
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What would you do with your time if you didn't HAVE to work for money? Instead, you worked because you wanted to and liked what you were doing? In today's episode, we hear from Walli, of Financially Thriving, who is doing just that. Having recently given her two week notice, Walli has reached financial independence and is transitioning into her work option life. Walli shares what she did to reach this level of financial independence and how we can make steps towards taking back our time. About Walli: Walli is a financial coach and money mentor who went from overspending and compulsive...
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46: How to afford travel and invest in yourself with Charly Stoever
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Today's episode we hear how a backpacking trip in Latin America unlocked Charly Stoever's desire to close the wealth gap and become a money coach. Charly shares how they have been able to optimize credit cards to travel while building debt. About Charly: Money coach Charly Stoever is a nonbinary Latinx former stock broker helping first gen folks embody their millionaire selves. Learn more about Charly: https://unicornmillionaire.com/ Follow Charly on Instagram: @travelercharly Follow Dannielle on Instagram: *The content on this podcast is not intended as financial, tax, or legal...
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45: How to live out our dreams while prioritizing self-care with Rita-Soledad Fernández Paulino
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Today's episode will force you to go deep into your biggest and wildest dreams, and ask: why not me? Soledad gives us tips for to get ourselves to dream big and also achieve the goals we set out for ourselves. I swear I almost teared during this interview because we sometimes don't allow ourselves the space to dream that another reality is possible for ourselves, but we need to! We need to dream those wild dreams and take care of ourselves along the way. About Soledad: Rita-Soledad Fernández Paulino is a Queer Mexican-American, former math teacher turned self-care & money coach. As...
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44: What We Can Do About Latina Equal Pay Day
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October 5th, 2023 is Latina Equal Pay Day. What does this mean? It means Latinas have to work until this date to earn what their white-male counterparts made in 2022. For Latinas this is 57 cents to the full dollar of pay for equal work. In today's episode we talk through why this happens and what we can personally do to impact change. Resources mentioned: National Women's Law Center - When are all the Equal Pay Days — ‘I’m Sick of Covering for My Co-workers Who Have Kids’ - Follow Dannielle on Instagram: *The content on this podcast is not intended as financial, tax, or...
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43: Stop the comparison game when you know exactly what you want with Yanely Espinal
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Are you comparing your life with the ones you see on Instagram? Does that leave you feeling like you're not doing enough? Or that something is missing in your life? I do! Today we talked to Yanely about this comparison trap... and how to end! I don't want to keep feeling shitty about my situation, especially when we realize that we probably aren't all working towards the same goals. Instead of continuing to buy stuff we don't want to impress people we don't know or because we think we need it to be happy, let's ask ourselves: what is it that I really WANT from MY life? Once you identify what...
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42: Creating a debt repayment plan with Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
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We're so excited to have Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez as our first interview to break our summer hiatus! In today's episode, we talk about creating a debt repayment plan... You've been consuming all the personal finance content, now it's time for action. Cindy lays out the step-by-step plan for taking this action and shares a few tips for getting your ready for the student loan payments to restart. About Cindy: Cindy is the daughter of immigrants, born and raised in a low-income community in the Bronx. She’s a lawyer turned financial educator after tackling over $200,000 of debt from mostly law...
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41: Juneteenth and How We Can Be Better Allies
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Happy Juneteenth! Today's episode is dedicated to learning more about the holiday and how we as a Latinx community still have a long way to go in our anti-racist journey. --- Follow Dannielle on Instagram: Subscribe to the First Gen Money YouTube channel:
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40: Becoming a Full-Time Content Creator with The First Gen Mentor
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Today's episode we talk about overcoming limiting beliefs in order to achieve our dreams and investing in ourselves, and taking calculated risks. We learn how Gigi turned her TikTok hobby into a full-time career, the story behind why she really quit her 9-5 job, why she was able to take content creation full-time and how what her money journey looks like now. About Gigi: Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez is a TikTok influencer, financial educator, 2xs FinCon speaker, and author of the upcoming book, Cultura and Cash. Gigi teaches personal finance and career navigation for First Gen...
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39: Navigating Estranged Family Relationships with Violetta Fernandez
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In the Latinx community, family is everything. We need to be close to them and spend every single event / holiday with them or else... (okay maybe I'm exaggerating). But what happens if you choose to cease contact because they no longer align with your value, are toxic, or abusive? What happens then? Today we are joined by therapist Violetta Fernandez who is going to break down family estrangement navigating through it and building your own family along the way. Violetta Fernandez is a Mexican American, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She works in community mental health and in a group...
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38: Transitioning into Tech Sales with FinTechLatina
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Let's talk about sales! If you're like me, you probably cannot imagine yourself making cold calls all day long and getting annoyed with sales people. Why would I EVER want to do this? Astrid Garay joins us on the podcast to share what her day-to-day looks like and dispels some of these ideas we have about what it means to work in tech sales. We also talk about what the tech sales salaries look like and how to include your commission into your budgeting technique. Follow me on Instagram: Follow Astrid on Instagram: Subscribe to the First Gen Money YouTube channel:
info_outlineToday we're chatting with the Latino couple behind Latinos with Passports, a platform they created to share their travel hacking experiences and tips with other Latinos. In the episode, they share why they started sharing their journey, how they make the most from every purchase to optimize for points, and what their planning next.
Follow Danny and Laurie on Instagram: @latinoswithpassports
Visit their website: https://latinoswithpassports.com/
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