26. Wine, Wealth & Your Work Week
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Alisa shares about her virtual wine tasting adventures and how to think about your week. Michael talks about investments and the elements of building wealth.
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Bonus Episode: Talkin’ About Fresno’s Best
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Every city has their unique charm. For us and our hometown of Fresno, CA, we brought in one of Fresno’s newest fans, Jordan Maddox. Jordan hosts Fresno’s Best Podcast, a podcast showcasing the movers, shakers and changemakers of the Central Valley. Join us as we discuss booze, books and some Fresno faves.
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24. How to Find Your Spark and Create Your Path
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In this episode, Alisa talks about her journey toward becoming a Vision Producer. She delves into the story behind finding her spark and eliminating her “shoulds.” She also shares the meaning behind her company's name, The Happy Cactus, and what entrepreneurs can take away from it.
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23. Bad Vermouth, Bee’s Knees, and Balance Sheets
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And being yourself! When you focus on your natural gifts instead of what you think you should be doing, you’ll run into a wall every time. Alisa and Michael talk about strengths and weaknesses and financial assets and liabilities to help you find balance in your life and in your pocketbook.
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22. Take Your Money For A Walk
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In today’s episode, Michael and Alisa get right down to business! Michael discusses the importance of creating and using a spending plan to reach your financial goals. Alisa shares other powerful benefits of going for a walk to beat work-from-home burnout.
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21. The Bachelor, Goal-Setting & Leaning into Your Strengths
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In this episode, Alisa and Michael talk beer (and of course, wine), The Bachelor, and music. Seriously though, Alisa and Michael also share ideas on learning, growing, living in your strengths, and financial goal-setting as an important component of creating your own financial plan.
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20. Create The Life Of Your Dreams & The Wealth To Go With It
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Alisa and Michael welcome 2021 by ditching the old intro that included Le Croix (sorry, not sorry) and announcing they’re streaming live in their new Facebook group: Seriously Though | Facebook. The celebratory mood continues as they share how they spent their New Year’s.
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19. The Power of the Pause
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In today’s episode, Michael and Alisa discuss the importance of taking breaks, giving your brain a break, and stepping back to look at what’s crucial to move forward. With that comes a break for this podcast, too. The plan is to come back stronger than ever in 2021. Thank you for listening, Serious Fam!
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18. How Do You Explore Your Cultural Identity?
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Do you say “taco” or “thaco”? “Queso” or “Kay-so”? As 4th generation Mexican-Americans, we connect to our culture in different ways than our first generation relatives and friends. Today we talk about what it means for us to be Latino and how we express our own cultural identities as siblings, in honor of Latino Heritage Month.
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17. Robo-Advisors & How to Find a Mentor
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What day is it again? Seems like every day is a blur, but our wine game is staying strong and we hope you are, too. Michael and Alisa talk about wine bargain buys, movies to watch and our COVID lives. We also talk about Robo-Advisors (aka investment apps on your phone) and how to find a mentor to show you the ropes and make your life a little easier.
info_outlineHaving debt doesn’t make you a failure. Failing doesn’t make you a failure. In this episode, we talk about getting comfortable with our shortcomings so we can learn from them and continue to move forward with our goals.
First, what we’re watching on Netflix: Fastest Cars, The Single Wives, Indian Matchmaking, Love on the Spectrum, The Last Dance, The Office (still).
Shoutouts: @debtfreesis, @touristyaf & @natnatpena from @thehappycactusclub!
3 Ways to Get Comfortable with Failure
Serious Talking points:
- Michael says educational debt is worth the investment. Do you agree?
- How your friends and family view your debt and your failures
- Alisa’s biggest failure in college and how it affected her
- The importance of “balcony” people in your life to cheer you on
- How to move forward with failure by acknowledging your fear
- Embracing your inner child when it comes to debt and failure
- If you want to give generously, you can’t give what you don’t have
- Keeping your goals and purpose in mind
- How to pay off debt
- Snowball method: pay your smallest balance off first
- Avalanche method: pay your highest interest rate off first
- Saving money by staying home!
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