Welcome everyone to the next episode of the BetterWallet podcast. As you guys know, the BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people that genuinely beat the odds and found financial success. 

Today we have Naseema McElroy on the line. And if you don't know who she is, you better get to know her. She is a labor and delivery nurse, mom, and author of the book Smart Money. On top of that, she owns the Financially Intentional page on Instagram, where she helps professionals become financially independent. 

Find Naseema on social @financiallyintentional

Or check out her website!

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Today is a timely and important episode, we're going to talk about student loan debt relief, the hot topic of the quarter that I know all you guys are thinking about.

And today we have a very special person on the line, Tony Aguilar. If you don't know who Tony is, you better find out. He's the CEO and founder of Chipper. Outside of running this really powerful app. I appreciate Tony's involvement in mentoring and being an active voice in the tech community, especially for other Latinos and Latinas in tech.

His company, Chipper, has been featured in almost every publication because of how great the app is. From Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, CNBC, and many more.

Excited to have him on the line to talk about student loan debt relief and how to build a plan for your student loan debt so that you can pay it off faster.

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As you guys know, the BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing power from money stories from people who truly beat the odds and found financial success.

Today, we have Allea Grummert on the line, and she's here to talk to us about email marketing. Allea is a marketing strategist and a conversion copywriter.  She helps online business owners make a lasting first impression through automated welcome and nurture sequences that engage readers build brand loyalty, and optimize conversions for sales and site traffic. So that's a mouthful. She's like really, really good at building high-quality emails for business owners.

I'm excited to have her on the podcast to discuss her journey as a business owner and how she helps other business owners optimize their businesses.

 
More from Allea:

• https://www.duett.co/resources
• https://www.duett.co/roundtable
• https://www.duett.co/services
• https://www.duett.co/call

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Welcome everyone to the next episode of the barrel wallet podcast. As you guys know by now, the BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people who truly beat the odds and found financial success. 

Today, we have my guy on the line, Jose Hernandez; we've been connected for maybe a couple of years. And you know, during the pandemic, I was looking for people online who were sharing financial knowledge. And you know, Jose and I connected, and you know, luckily, we're able to grow our accounts at the same time and grow our businesses and eventually be able to quit our full-time jobs, which is cool.

And this is kind of weird, but not many people have the background that we have as it relates to being in the financial world. So Jose, like me, was a licensed financial advisor, and we said, hey, we're done with this Wall Street stuff, let's jump in and help people out that aren't multimillionaires. So it's been cool to connect with people like Jose.

• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? (00:02:14)
• Jose's story (00:05:04)
• From college to wealth management (00:12:12)
• 3 things to keep in mind during a recession (00:16:56)
• What to look at during a "dip." (00:26:22)
• Taking advantage of lower prices (00:32:55)

More From Jose:
Instagram @thejoserafaelhernandez

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My free ebook is here:

www.myfinancialu.com/freebook

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You guys all know what the BetterWallet podcast is all about. It's all about helping you demystify the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people that truly beat the odds. 

Today, we have my guy, Jon Schoeller, on the line, and he's here to talk more about real estate. We'll talk about foster care, adoption, and just FI/RE in general; Financial Independence/Retire Early. And we're just going to have a great time talking about money.

• If you could name one thing you've spent a lot of money that you would buy again what would it be? (00:01:40)
• Jon's background and how he started his moving business (00:05:15)
• Funny story about how Jon met his wife (00:14:13)
• Merging of two lifestyles (00:16:15)
• What is a Roth IRA and why is it important? (00:18:44)
• Why getting around the right people matters (00:22:50)
• Ways to get around the people you need to in order to be successful (00:25:43)
• Starting the Foster parent journey (00:34:16)
• The struggles of being a foster parent (00:53:55)

More From Jon:

My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefrugalinvestor
The Schoeller Family Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theschoellerfamily
More Than Money Community: https://launchpass.com/more-than-money/morethanmoney
My Real Estate Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonSchoeller

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Welcome everyone to the BetterWallet podcast. As you guys know, the BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people that truly beat the odds, whatever that might look like for you, and found financial success.

Today, we have my guy on the line, Ian Group from Ian Builds Wealth. And if you don't know who he is, he's a business owner, a husband, and an investor. He specializes in helping people budget, pay off debt, and invest.

And before this recording, I didn't know that Ian was also a real estate attorney, which is dope. And another fun fact about him is he used to be an actor. I don't know if he's still acting now. But he used to be, and we'll get into that during the podcast.

What is the one thing Ian spent lots of money on that he would do again (00:01:51)
Ian's childhood growing up (00:04:52)
Paying off $190,000 of debt (00:10:53)
Ian begins helping others (00:15:03)
Getting on the same page financially with your wife (00:21:47)
Starting a business (00:22:24)

More from Ian:

Build Wealth Tools - https://www.ianbuildswealth.com/buildwealthtools
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/ianbuildswealth
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ianbuildswealth/
How I paid off $20k in credit card debt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Z411mtaI0&t

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As you guys know that the podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people who truly beat the odds, whatever that might look like, for them, and found financial success today is just me. 

So I'm not going to have anyone on the line, just me. I wanted to dive deeply into my experience at Vanguard, specifically my experience in the 529 departments, where we help parents and grandparents save and invest for their kids and grandkids. So I wanted to talk through that. 

If you guys have listened to episode number one, you know, my backstory, you know, when my adopted father passed, he didn't have a 401 K, he didn't leave any money to us, he didn't have your brokerage account, he didn't have an IRA. And why I wanted to do that because I started getting a lot of questions recently about you being so passionate about investing for kids. Do you have any kids? And I'm like, No, I love teaching people how to invest for their kids. 

Because of that, we didn't have his income when he passed away. And we also didn't have an estate plan; no money was given to us. It was no life insurance; there's no nothing. So because of that, one part of BetterWallet that I'm very passionate about is teaching people how to invest in their kids. So let's get into it. 

Dealing with the student debt crisis (00:04:37)
Marc's experience with Vanguard and the 529 department (00:07:46)
Startting a 529 account (00:11:13)
Cool 529 features (00:20:12)
Other ways to invest for your kids (00:24:02)

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Welcome to the BetterWallet podcast, hosted by Marc Russell. The BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money. We share powerful money stories of people who truly beat the odds and found financial success.

In today's episode, we've brought on Anne-Lyse Ngatta to talk to us about entrepreneurship. Anne-Lyse is a mother, wife, CPA, podcaster, freelance writer, business coach and connector. But that's not it! She's also an author and founder of Dream of Legacy and the ALW Agency. Her mission is to help normalize black wealth. Let's get ready to dive in and learn about Anne-Lyse's journey to entrepreneurship. 

Where would you travel if you could go anywhere? (00:03:19)
Anne-lyse getting the entrepreneurial bug (00:05:40)
Preparing kids for entrepreneurship (00:13:39)
Going from a 9-5 to full time entrepreneurship (00:18:19)
Building a Brand (00:25:25)

More from Anne-Lyse:

Visit ALW Agency or Dream of Legacy to connect with Anne-Lyse.
Click here to get Anne-Lyse's book.
Check out her podcast.
Find and connect with Anne-Lyse on Twitter or Instagram. 

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Welcome back, everyone, to the BetterWallet podcast, with your host Marc Russell. As you might already know, the BetterWallet podcast is here to demystify the topic of money by sharing powerful money stories of people who truly beat the odds and found financial success.

In today's episode, we're joined by Brendon Rodney. He takes a break from dusting people on the track to come and chat with us about his journey to become an Olympic world champion. Brendon is a Canadian sprinter, a track and field star, a two-time Olympic medalist, and a 2022 4 x 100-meter relay world champion.

Brendon's definition of success  (00:03:14)
Family and college history (00:06:09)
Sports was the end goal, not corporate (00:10:59)
Becoming an Olympian (00:12:43)
What were the emotions winning a medal for your country (00:15:26)
What was it like competing as a team to win? (00:19:41)
Athletes and compensation (00:24:47)
Future projects and where to connect (00:37:45)

More from Brendon:
@buckkyjr on Instagram
@RodneyGetEm on Twitter

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Welcome everyone to the BetterWallet podcast. As you guys know by now, that BetterWallet podcast is all about demystifying the topic of money and sharing powerful money stories from people who truly beat the odds, wherever that might look like, and eventually found financial success.

Today we have Dr. Mariah White.  I thought I knew who she was until I did a Google search. And I'm like, okay, I don't know everything she does. But I'm going to try to sum it up. She's a mother, wife, life coach and, business mentor, motivational speaker, fellow podcaster. As I learned today, have you ever been around anyone who just like truly brightens the room when she speaks? This is Mariah. She is super enlightening. If you go to her Instagram page, you will learn a lot about life. She provides an amazing perspective on how to navigate life. And if I could just sum her up in one word, I'd say wisdom.

Dr. White's definition of success  (00:01:41)
Growing up in a military family and being homeless (00:04:11)
No parental help for college (00:07:50)
The crushing weight of her debt (00:11:01)
Why you should pay off your debt ASAP (00:14:14)
What it means having multiple streams of income (00:17:32)
Becoming financially secure (00:20:33)
Mariah's why (00:22:00)

More from Dr. White:
 @DrMariahWhite on Instagram
Your Life Matters Podcast
Born to Shine Mentorship

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