I’ll take an Uber Eats order with a side of guilt, please. Actually, hold that because according to millionaire mentor Bernadette Joy y’all should stop feeling bad about ordering food if you’re simply conserving energy. Honey, we’re booked and busy so if your money habits are in service of your wealth, health or mental wellbeing, what’s the problem?! BernaDEBT is a nationally recognized finance expert who personally paid off over 300 thousand dollars in three years. As the author and founder of CRUSH Your Money Goals, Bernadette Joy is here to give us tips on how to get out of the holes we dig ourselves into. Grab a shovel because the work starts now! 

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Listen, we gotta disagree with Kermit the Frog here. It’s actually easy being green. Financial entrepreneur Kara Perez is here to show us how. She’s the author of “Money for Change: How to Reduce Waste, Build Wealth, and Create a Better Future.” Doesn’t that get you excited? Kara tells X why we should be using our personal finances to create a more sustainable world. It’s not just for the rich, either. Kara has the antidote to overconsumption, and shares why creativity can actually save you money. Plus, she talks about the power of boycotts and how to spot greenwashing. 

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We believe everyone has a right to feel good, especially in these times. Mama Sue Taylor built a whole business off this belief. At 77 years old, Mama Sue is thriving and running a successful cannabis business helping elders take their life back. But she wasn’t always so weed positive. She tells X how she went from being a retired Catholic school principal to being the first Black woman in the Bay Area to open a dispensary. In a truly intergenerational conversation, they discuss the importance of being able to change your mind as you age, and why our grandparents need “trusted messengers.” Mama Sue also talks about getting her business off the ground, despite the barriers she faced. 

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This week, we’re introducing you to Ask Iliza Anything. Comedian Iliza Shlesinger delivers brutally honest, hilarious advice you didn’t know you needed—covering everything from nightmare coworkers and psychotic bridesmaids to genuinely heartfelt life advice. Iliza loves nothing more than giving incisive life advice to total strangers, sometimes with a celebrity guest in tow. It’s always entertaining. 

Today, we’re sharing an episode of Ask Iliza Anything. In this one, Iliza tackles the tricky topic of splitting the cost of an engagement ring and addresses a confession that’s been 30 years in the making.

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Capitalism won’t love you back so you might as well stop overachieving, right? You don’t have to tell me twice to work less! Money coach and award-winning journalist Leo Aquino is uninterested in helping the rich get richer. He specializes in anticapitalist personal finance for queer and trans folks and believes in leaving behind the economic systems that don’t serve us (we never liked the game Monopoly, anyways). So whether you need help getting off the hamster wheel of emotional spending, cultivating a healthy relationship with money, or budgeting for the occasional Uber Eats because sometimes life’s gonna life – you’ve come to the right place. Also, how Leo is redefining wealth outside capitalism by paying it forward. 

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Putting your job before your health? In this economy? No, baby. What you actually want is love, security, safety and personal fulfillment. Amina AlTai is a holistic career coach extraordinaire, and she’s here to help us figure out how to live with work, not for it. After overworking herself and developing two chronic illnesses, Amina had to stop and reevaluate WTF she was doing. She was killing herself for her job – and for what? She shares her lessons learned and how we can identify signs of burnout in our bodies. Plus, why quiet quitting can be an effective strategy to reclaim your personal time. 

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AI has us freaked out. It’s making videos, pictures and even beats (shout out to BBL Drizzy) but will it replace us? Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, writer and host of the podcast “Living with Machines,” and he’s here to discuss the ethical dilemmas around using AI, especially for creatives. Baratunde shares how AI fits into our history with new tech, how we can put guardrails around it, and how it can actually be useful without being appropriative. Plus, how AI could help us consumers fight back against shady business practices. 

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In H.R. we trust. Sike! If you take away anything from this episode it’s that a company’s human resources department isn't here to teach you your rights, and it’s never too early to learn them yourself. As the only employment lawyer in the maternity space, Daphne Delvaux is committed to helping women protect their jobs and get paid. Known as the ‘mamattorney,’ Daphne has an extensive track record of putting big corporations on blast for discrimination and achieving 6- and 7- figure settlements, all while rocking a velvet suit. From pregnancy to postpartum, she’s letting us in on all her secrets of motherhood amid the release of her upcoming book Mom’s In Labor. 

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What’s wrong with living and spending like a fabulous rockstar? Well, it might get you $51,000 in debt. That’s what happened to John and David Auten-Schneider. The married couple successfully paid off their debt in just three years, and they're on a mission to help others spend, save and retire well. They are also using their platform to provide financial education to the LGBTQ+ community. John and David tell X why personal finance is actually different for queer people and how to get a return on happiness. Post-inauguration, this convo is all about how we can empower others and fight back with our money. 

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Eliza Blank built the million dollar business, The Sill, by giving people what they wanted: plants, right at their doorsteps. No more schlepping to the local store, and no more wondering how to care for your new plant baby. She wanted plants to be accessible to all, not just the Martha Stewart followers of the world. She talks to X about busting her butt to make this happen, from launching her Kickstarter to hand-delivering plants in NYC to pitching venture capitalist funders. Whether you’re a female entrepreneur yourself or just desperately trying to keep your monstera alive, Eliza has advice for you.

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