Welcome back! We're back with Season 2 and it's BIGGER and BETTER.

I had a lot of fun in this episode, getting to speak to two amazing people in Bukky and Ifeanyi on their experiences living in the Netherlands, the challenges of the job market, and the importance of networking and community. 

They also shared insights on finding purpose, managing finances, and the resilience needed to navigate life's challenges. 

I'm so happy to be back!, and I hope you're ready for what we have in store for you!

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Hey there! Welcome to Episode 12 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

This is our final episode for season 1, and we decided to go out with a bang💥 as I sit with my best friend, confidant and sister - Shile, which, yes, you guessed right, is also finance girly.

We talk about how she almost pursued a career in Law, and what (or who) influenced her to make the switch. We also discuss how she starting working at her first job to how she moved companies to how her income has grown over the years. 

Since she has spent so much time in financial settings, she has a lot of experience when it comes to opportunities for saving, investing e.t.c. We spoke about profiling and segregating funds to give better clarity on what to spend money on.

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Hey there! Welcome to Episode 11 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, we have rapping superstar, Chinko Ekun!. I have to admit, we spoke a lot about his rise to fame, how he started rapping and his first couple of gigs as an upcoming artist in school. 

It was fascinating listening to how he manages his money, fitting into the expectations of the outside world as an artist and how all of these conditions have shaped his financial culture, investment choices and life generally.

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Hey there! Welcome to Episode 10 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, I sit with Samuel to talk about his background in banking and how he transitioned into Fintech. We talk about the stereotypes surrounding incomes in the Fintech industry and how his progression has been over the years. 

Talking about money, he opens up about his risky financial choices, the subsequent blowback and what he learnt. Samuel uses a YOLO strategy to manage his finances and we talk about why this is the case. 

This episode taught me a lot about continuous learning and always expanding your knowledge in regards to different things, this could be finances, health, mental e.t.c. Sit back, grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy!

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 9 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, we have another inspiring entrepreneur!. Dayo, who has a lot of experience operating in Logistics is currently pioneering the infusion of electric vehicles into the logistics ecosystem in Nigeria. This episode is full of gems ranging from fund raising to how to handle finances in a startup, how he interprets losses and recovers from them.

We talk about why he decided to solve this problem, his goals for the nearest future and how he hopes to achieve them. Financially, we discuss loans, separating personal funds from business funds and many more!

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 8 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, I sit down with one of my friends, Fadly. We talk about what he studied in school and how it's so different from what he does during his 9-5. It was also exciting to hear how he transitioned into tech. Financially, Fadly has faced some hurdles and in this episode we talk about how he navigated them - from debts and dodgy investments to weird purchases and more!

When moving to the Netherlands, He also had to mentally adjust as he began paying bills and doing all of this while juggling black tax. This was an interesting discussion and it was wholesome catching up with Fadly to pick his brains!

Enjoy!

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 7 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, I talk to artist and frontend engineer, Roxane. We talk about how she was brought up in the Netherlands to Nigerian and Surinamese parents. We discuss her first experience with money, how she works towards financial goals, savings and many more!

Roxane is who you'd find in the dictionary if you searched for the meaning of the word: "Creative". It was refreshing speaking to her and seeing how she developed into being an artist and how early her mom imbibed crucial financial habits into her from a young age.

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 6 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, I sit down with Terry to talk about her experience living in Ukraine and being so close to a milestone achievement before the war broke out in 2022. She had to make her way out of Ukraine in the most dire conditions and we talk about how she had to pick every aspect of her life back up from scratch, from living conditions to finances to many more.

Terry is one of the strongest people I've ever spoken to and I hope you get to learn and be inspired from what she shared with me in this episode. On more financial matters, we talk about how she managed her weekly income, the split that helped her form a saving pattern and her take on stocks and her preferred way of investing.

Have a good listen!

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 5 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, David and I chat about his time working for NGOs and how his life was almost taken on his first flight to the Netherlands. We also discuss what he considers fundamental when it comes to dealing with his finances and how he works around them.

We also discuss how he changed his mindset from living from hand to mouth and living in debt to prioritising his savings, and being more mindful, more demure.

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Hi guys! Welcome to Episode 4 of Finance Chat with Maryam.

In this episode, we discuss her tech background and how it helped her switch roles to become a recruiter. We also talk about her formula for managing her income and the impact of supporting her family financially.

Catherine also gave some insights into recruiting and gave advice on how to approach job searching. This is a content-full episode, hope you enjoy!

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