Do you have a desire to be financially free and living a life that you’ve always envisioned for yourself as far as your finances are concerned? Well, this episode features financial activist, Kenyon Sellers, who is known for helping young millennials become financially W.O.K.E. In this episode, he shared with us his take on stocks, good realistic budgeting habits, investing and so much more! Take a listen and let us know what you think!

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

@kenyonhatch (Guest)

@financiallywoke.co (Guest Business account)

Food for Thought:

Bible App Devotionals for Finances:

It All Starts w/a Budget

Seven Day Plan to Financial Health

The Seven Money Types

Resources:

Beginner Stock Apps:

Robinhood

Stash

*”Dividend Kings” are the best companies to invest into.*

Example: Coca Cola

Tips:

Budget realistically

Use only cash for expenses

Invest even when you have loans

Save, save, SAVE!

App(s)/Finance Resources:

Every Dollar App created by Dave Ramsey: can be used to set budget categories for the month and add your transactions to the app to monitor your expenses.

YouTube/Google

Dr. Boyce Watkins (financial activist)

In the first part of this financial series we took the time to discuss credit and all that it entails, but in this episode we went a little deeper! We sat down again with our guest from the previous episode, Mr. Earl Jones, to discuss investing and how millennials can start to invest NOW through stocks, IRAs, etc. Earl also gave us some budgeting strategies and tips, advice on how much to save for an emergency fund and so much more! We hope you enjoy and please check out all of the AMAZING resources below!

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

@earl.thethird (Guest)

@earljones.iii (Guest 2nd account)

Food for Thought:

Let’s Define The Relationship (relationship with finances)

1. Money is a horrible master (money makes promises that it can’t keep).

2. Money is a wonderful tool (build your wealth and use that to be a blessing to others).

3. Money is a tool to be mastered.

Resources:

Apps/Websites:

bankrate.com

Robinhood (for stocks)

Vanguard (research investments, buy & sell stock, manage account activity, etc.)

Books:

Set for Life by Scott Trench

I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki

Programs/Movements/Podcasts:

Financial Peace University (program)

Social Media Marketing Agency (program)

Tulsa Real Estate Fund (funds minorities that are trying to get into real estate)

Bigger Pockets Money (podcast)

Other Finance Resources:

Rule of 72 Investment Concept: determines how long an investment will take to double given a fixed annual rate of interest.

S&P 500: index that tracks the 500 largest companies in the US.

Municipal bond funds: opportunity to invest; tax-free.

F.I.R.E. movement: live on no more than 70% of take-home pay.

Who’s Who in Finance:

Dave Ramsey

Robert Kiyosaki

Jay Morrison

Scott Trench

Grant Cardone

Brandon Turner

Tai Lopez

Stephen Liao

Rashaun Williams

Highlighted Local Business:

N/A

What is credit?! By now we all have heard of it, but for some of us there are endless questions surrounding the topic. So, to start off our Financial Series, we brought on our honorary member of the 4LW crew *inside joke* Mr. Earl Jones to drop some knowledge and advice on how to build and maintain credit, the distinction between a hard vs. soft pull, good and bad credit, and so much more!

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

@earl.thethird (Guest)

Food for Thought:

N/A

Resources:

App/Website: Credit Karma

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:

The purpose of the CFPB is to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products and services.

Book: The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason

Highlighted Local Business:

Kenyon Sellers, Financial Activist & Coach

@kenyonhatch

www.kenyonsellers.com

In this week’s episode, we responded to some questions that YOU guys submitted! Thank you so much for submitting a great list of questions about traveling, school, dating tips, our long term life goals and much more!! The support for us and this podcast is appreciated and we will more than likely do another episode like this in the future! Hope you enjoy!

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

Food for Thought:

N/A

Highlighted Local Business:

2NU Dining

@2nudining

In this week’s episode, the ladies discussed a really hot topic right now for us millennials and that is FRIENDSHIP! What does it mean to you? Do you value friendships? What are healthy boundaries to have within a friendship? How do you handle conflict with your friends? These are all questions that we have been thinking a lot about as we are experiencing adulthood and wanted to share our views on this topic in this episode.

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

Food for Thought:

Are You a Victim of the "Cut-Off"?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/542404/amp

Six Signs of a Strong Friendship

https://www.mindful.org/six-signs-of-a-strong-friendship/

Highlighted Local Business:

Shady Readers Block

@shady_readers_block

In honor of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, the group discusses mental health within the African American community. We took the time to share moments where we dealt with mental health challenges personally, as well as with other people. We also discussed the signs associated with mental health distress, advice for those that may need help and ways that we can continue to encourage conversation surrounding mental health within our communities.

Instagram Accounts

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

Food for Thought:

Mental Health within the African American Community & Questions to ask when seeking out a Mental Health Therapist

https://www.nami.org/find-support/diverse-communities/african-americans

Pro Bono Counseling Project

https://probonocounseling.org

Highlighted Non-Profit:

Embrace Your Mind

Provides mental health services to Liberians. Please support via donations or just by spreading the word!

http://www.embraceyourmind.org

In this week’s episode, we took the time to talk about one of our most prized possessions, our hair! It is not a secret that black natural hair has always been a hot topic so in this episode we took the time to discuss some recent moments in the media where society has positively and negatively viewed our hair and how we feel about this.

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

Food for Thought:

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

http://www.eeoc.gov

Poem (Title/Author Unknown)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/519673244472419259/

Redefine Black: Why Dictionary.com Is Updating Its Definition

https://www.dictionary.com/e/definition-of-black/

As Pride Month concludes, we had a very powerful conversation in regards to how the LGBTQ community is viewed in our society today, sexual orientation being a “choice”, children’s tv shows that display gay marriages and ways that our society can promote inclusivity as it relates to the LGBTQ community! It was a very honest, deep and enlightening conversation. We are so thankful to our guests for coming on again and keeping it real with us!

Instagram Accounts:

@cheyennesaysso

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

@neirod_ (special guest - Owner of Durian Clothing)

@abe.matt (special guest)

Food for Thought:

Marlon Wayans destroys haters for dissing daughter in Pride post: 'Love her for her'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1366528001

Highlighted Local Business:

The Candle Company

@x94_tccu

In celebration of Pride Month, the group brought on two of their good friends to discuss their journey as gay black men. This episode highlights their “coming out” story, judgement towards the LGBTQ community and how the community has positively contributed to our society despite some of the negativity that is highlighted more often than not. We also took the time in this episode to announce the winner of the cash app giveaway!

Instagram Accounts:

@house_ofstyle

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

@neirod_ (special guest - CEO of Durian Clothing)

@abe.matt (special guest)

Highlighted Local Business:

The Urban Oyster

https://www.theurbanoyster.com

We made it to our TENTH episode!! Ayy! It’s super lit and we couldn’t have gotten here without y’all! Thanks so much for all of the continued support. To celebrate and thank you all for the support, we are giving out a special gift to a listener that takes the time to post about us on their social media. Listeners will have until the next episode drops in two weeks to post and whoever posts the most will receive the gift! More details can be found on our page. In regards to this episode, we had the table back to ourselves and took the time to provide listeners with an update on how life has been over the past 6 months. Let’s just say GROWING PAINS! We hope you enjoy!!

Instagram Accounts:

@house_ofstyle

@mtheceo

@epicallyiconic

@millennials2society

Food for Thought:

Love Junkies: Breaking the Toxic Relationship Cycle by Christy Johnson on The Bible App

Highlighted Local Business:

Distinctly Creative

@distinctlycreative