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The Financial Griot — 226 episodes

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It's a FIFA World Right Now

2

Are Some Degrees Worthless?

3

Maybe You’re Not Ugly… Maybe You Just Need Money

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Job Losses and Economic Opportunities

5

You get to Evolve: Travels with Lovely

6

We’re the Byproduct of Our Family’s Economic Story

7

Lawrence’s Ministry: Keeping It Real (and Reckless)

8

Inflation is Up & It’s Stuck

9

The Cost of Caring Without Rest

10

The Total Reset: Body & Bank Account

11

Greener Grass or Just More Money?

12

Offline Energy vs. Online Chaos

13

Snowstorms, Parking Wars, and Seasons of Change

14

Miles, Memories, and Money: Navigating the Start of 2026

15

Looking In, Moving Forward: TFG Reflects on Growth at the End of 2025

16

So… Is the Affordability Crisis Actually Real?

17

Lawrence Is Still Furloughed — and NYC’s First Millennial Mayor

18

Navigating Financial Existential Crises in 2025

19

The Power of Scaling Back

20

Lawrence Got Furloughed — and Everything That Followed

21

My Finances Sucks: Time to Use ChatGPT to get Results?

22

Navigating Aging Parents and their Retirement

23

The Cost of Media Illiteracy with over 300,000 Black Women Unemployed

24

Trump's $100,000 H1-B Visa

25

Navigating the Modern Dating Pool while Avoiding Financial Pee

26

Knee Deep into 2025: Trump, Stocks and Crashouts

27

Are Celebrity Musicians Touring More Because of Financial Struggles?

28

The Silence Deficiency: Unlocking Life Optimization

29

I wouldn't call it The Big Beautiful Bill. Big Back Bill seems more Appropriate.

30

Living in a Pricey Labubu World: The Luxury of Adding Another Expense

31

The Financial Realities of Being a Caregiver: It's More than Money

32

The Essence of Black Wealth: Is Jollof Destroying the Black Community

33

From Burned Out to Present: Reclaiming Joy in Parenting

34

In Debt We Trust: America's Credit Card Obsession

35

Zoom Out: Escaping the Screen, One Trip at a Time

36

Time to Use Your PTOs: Out of the Office Summer

37

The Hidden Truths of Wealth

38

From Struggle to Strength: Black Financial Freedom ft. Don Johnson

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Your Final Expenses: the Last Bill that Your Family Will Receive

40

Keeping Something in Reserve: Crashing Out Financially

41

A Cautionary Tale: Influencer's Financial Struggles

42

Economic Challenges and Stock Market Plumbing: It Stinks!

43

The Million-Dollar Power of Relationships

44

In proximity to Poverty: Financial Independence Is Not Just for White Guys

45

Reduction in Force: Unpacking the Impact of Trump 2.0 and Massive Federal Layoffs

46

TFG's Lives are Lyfing

47

Relationship Assets: Reconnecting with Family & Traveling

48

Trump's First Moves: How Executive Orders are Shaping the US

49

Time for you to Disconnect and Touch Grass

50

Beating the Odds: Navigating Elections, Finances, and the Road to Victory

51

Don’t Let Your Success Outpace Your Challenges

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Money & Votes: Navigating the Financial Stakes of the Election

53

Breaking Down the $10K Move: What It Really Costs to Relocate

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The Radical Responsibilities of Auditing Our Lives

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Becoming the Master of Your own Destiny

56

The Revival of Multi-Generational Living: A Return to the Family Home

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Behind the Paycheck: Unpacking CEO Expensive Compensation

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Over $3,000 per month for Day Care!!! Tackling the High Price of Parenting and Financial Strain

59

A Mortgage, HOA and Home Insurance. Navigating Coverage and Claims with Less Dollars

60

How to Navigate Career Specialization For Long Term Success

61

Election 2024: Presidential Tax Returns, Policies, Inflation and the Road Ahead

62

Miss Cece Ain't Got it. TBH Most Americans don't have $250 in savings.

63

Titles and Dollars. Aligning Your Income to the Right Industry and Professional Title

64

Financial News with a Side of Egg Frittata? A Taste of Current Events

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Breaking Free: How Poor Mindsets Hinder an Enriched Life

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How the Questions We Ask Shape Our Success and Failure

67

Journey to Banff: Exploring the Charm of Ontario's Hidden Gem

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Unraveling Chaos: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

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You Can't Self -Care Your Way Out of Burnout. Besides It's Expensive.

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Looking for a Man or Woman that Balance Life and Finances

71

Why you need to lean into the Transformative Power of Travel

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You are Failing because You Want Too Much for Way Too Little

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Your Day-to-Day Economy and The New Global Paradigm

74

Going Global: TFG's Live Report from Lisbon, Portugal

75

Trying to catch up with the month of May. TFG catches up.

76

Anger and Toxic Anxiety? Wait, are people still on Club House?

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You can Build Wealth But Zero Ain't Compounding Nothing

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Growing your garden. A discussion on Wealth Financial Flowers ft. Mekey Gabriel

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Summer Time Fly. Talking about Staycays, Vacays and Finances

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And then, Life reminded me that I'm older than Google

81

Generation Wealth: Immigrants, Voting and the Changing Face of America

82

You aren't Depressed, You just need to get your hair done. And a story about Bloody Chicken?

83

The Dismantling Power Dynamics: Money, Diddy and Collapsing Bridges

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It's a bit scary but we are trying to be OUTSIDE again

85

Table for One, Please. The Effects of Dating and the game of Musical Chairs

86

Saving America: Biden's War and the 2024 State of the Union

87

Finances and Geo Politics Feat. Ecclesiaste Guerrier

88

Big Backs, Beauty Standards and Income Inequality

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We have to extend grace; people are imperfectly flawed.

90

We don't talk about Bruno! Pets and the Power of Community.

91

We recorded the Financial Literacy Workshop, It's a Lot!

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It's Tax Time Again. Are you filing to get the most out of your earnings?

93

Creators and Influencers are Struggling to Make Money and Change!

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Is Navy Federal Credit Union against Black Home Ownership?

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The Avg. American Household Debt is over $100K. We have Debt and a lot of it!

96

We are out here being church heathens, shame!

97

How Travel Provides Challenges and Lifelong Perspectives

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Living the American Dream feat. Anna-Lyse Wealth

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What is the True Cost of War: The Moral and Financial Impacts

100

Money is Moneying out here. What is an extra $5,000?

101

More Financial Setbacks and My Tires Got Robbed Again!

102

Over 150 Million Google Views and Google Hasn't Paid Me Yet!

103

A lot of People Say that they are Rich but Where's the Proof!

104

Unlocking the Power of Money Talks with Dr. Constance Craig Mason

105

We ain't Spring Chickens. More like Summer Thighs and Terrible Knees

106

How Wealth Adds Up featuring Crystina Cardoza

107

Harnessing the Power of Internal Pressure: No Room for Error

108

Humanizing Our Experience with Money

109

The Workers' Strike and its Financial Impact on Society

110

TFG's Book Review of Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

111

Getting Extorted by the Soft Life

112

In Defense of Black Masculinity ft. Ecclesiast Guerrier

113

We are Back for the First Time with a Millionaire?

114

The Power of Marriage: Wedding Bliss and 3/4 Millionaires

115

Let's Breakdown Whole Life Insurance vs Term Life Insurance

116

Keke Do you Love me? Are You Single?

117

We Didn't do it Joe! - Student Loan Cancelation Struck down by the Supreme Court

118

Moving Toward Proactive Money Solutions ft. Jonathan Thomas

119

Mandatory wellness check needed. The CDC proclaimed a Loneliness Epidemic in 2023

120

Since you got your Degree and know everything!

121

Lawrence is now Twitter's Public Enemy #1 : Financial Trauma and the Trauma Bonding on Social Media

122

You really can't go through life renting. Ownership Matters!

123

Any Form of Social Progress is Bootstrapping!

124

Life is Lifeing: TFG's 100th Plus Episode

125

Pay me what you owe me feat Anjel McDonald

126

Stock Market and Financial Talks

127

Moms are the Real VPs: Career Pivots and Six Figure Salary

128

The Weight of Poverty & Money

129

TFG Flashblack: Black Love and Wealth

130

Rare Bird Money feat. Anjel Mcdonald

131

Spring Break with these Kids: TFG shorts

132

Wealth in Christ feat.Oluwadamilola

133

The way out of poverty is Ideas feat. Tiffany Grant

134

Net Max Plan Budget Review (LIVE)

135

You are not about to Miami me to Death feat. Tammy Terrell

136

Find your voice; and evolve with Toastmasters feat. Tammy Terrell

137

Yesterday's Taxes is not today Taxes

138

Invest Wisely with Real Estate feat Monick Halm

139

Fake Communities and $250,000 Weddings

140

Financial Literacy LIVE Workshop: Do People really want to change?

141

The New American Dream is International! ft. Stephanie Gonzales

142

Diving Deep into My Wealth Journey ft. Jay Stephens

143

Have Black People been to Antartica?

144

Finding Empowerment in our Financial Trauma feat. Rahkim Sabree

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Redefining Work/Life to Work/Purpose Balance ft. Deborah Napolean

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This is not Dictatorship. Stop Telling Black Women to Settle

147

Finding Opportunities in Ownership and Real Estate ft. Linda Vincent

148

We' Rich IRL (In Real Life)

149

How to Level Up and Boost Your Income in 2023

150

Building Family through Faith and Finance ft. Robert Metgzer

151

Perseverance & Financial Self-Worth feat Sainte Fanie

152

The Cost of Black Beauty and the Art of Fitting In ft. Rahkim Sabree

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How to Grieve in Peace. Probate & Estate Planning ft. Jen Gumbel

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Money Nerds Unite! Sharing Our Fincon'22 Highlights

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I can't Negotiate with Broke People!

156

Discernment, High Vibrations and BBLs ft. Jay Stephens

157

Budgets are very sexy! feat. J.Money

158

The Secret Life of Pet Parents and the Costs Associated

159

Wealth and Social Mobility - Your Broke Friends Are Costing You!

160

When Keeping REEL Goes Wrong - Lovely's Rant

161

Brunching While Broke ft. Ecclesiate Guerrier

162

Hangout with Barack Obama at Inbound or Go to #Fincon22

163

We did it Joe! Over $240B in Student Loans Cancelled

164

Are You a Slumlord or a Benevolent First-Time Real Estate Investor? Pick One

165

Modern Black Culture is Toxic & Expensive.

166

C.R.E.A.M. (Credit Rules Everything Around Me)

167

The Next Recession and Taking Advantage of the Rebound

168

Post Pandemic Challenges. Sharing our Mid-Year Recap

169

Building Wealth Early w/ James Bowman of Gen-Z Mon-E

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Cash is not king, Cash Flow is! Work on it Asap

171

Affordable Home or Unaffordable Lifestyle, Pick One!

172

The Problem with Societal Trauma Bonding versus Real Therapy

173

The Importance of Listening to the Right Messenger during Hard Times

174

Are You Really Single-by-Choice? Really? A Conversation with the Turnt 30 Podcast Crew

175

"Giving Presents vs Being Present" with the Turnt 30 Podcast Crew

176

A Recipe for Social Pressure: Materialism, Lifestyle and Inflation

177

"I Deserve a Raise" - The Generation Striving to Work Less and Spend More

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Mom and Dad Retired with No Savings. It's going to cost you $3k per Month

179

Editing Your Resume and Rebranding Your Purpose with Michael Theodore

180

Turns Out, There is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance

181

Who are You Building For? I Want to do More than Survive

182

Love does cost a thing. Americans spent $24 Billion for Valentines Day

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Morally and Financially Bankrupt. How People Watching Drained our Bank Accounts

184

Curating Your Space. How Your Social Circle Can Make Rich Or Poor.

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Blacks in the US Spend $1.6 Trillion while Consumer Prices are Going Up

186

Having Tough Conversations about Social Influence and Suicide

187

Having Love for Strangers & Seeking Truth from a Meta Reality

188

Spaces Between the Words. Our Book Recommendations for 2022

189

Stop Coming Up Short. No Vision + No Objectives Equals No Success

190

Love is an Action Verb. It's a Genuine and Consistent Act of Service

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10-Year Challenge: Taking Past Lessons and Building for the Future

192

The Power of Attraction and Modern Dating Tips (Valentine's Special)

193

Becoming a True Entrepreneur and Scaling Six Figure Businesses

194

Getting into our Atomic Habits to Change Our Lives

195

Debt is not necessarily Bad and Being #Debtfree is not FIRE

196

Start at the beginning, what's a brokerage again? #Investment101

197

Getting Pre-Marital Counseling, Pre-Engagement is a thing, now?

198

New Year, New... Nevermind. How Not to Start a New Year!

199

Trauma Trigger Warning - Redefining Your Worth

200

Wait You Don't Believe in Spanking. How to Raise Modern Kids.

201

Can't Keep Praying for Opportunity and Don't Take It When It Comes

202

The Financial Griot is a Homage to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Series

203

Here's the Secret 'Dating to Marriage' Timeline. Stop Wasting Time and Money.

204

Allowing Black Women the Financial Space To Exhale and Excel

205

Doing the Internal Work to Accept Your True Worth

206

Learning to Show Up for Others Like We Wanted Others to Show Up for Us

207

Yes, I'm A Single Woman. I Still Decided to Be a Homeowner.

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Sustaining the Toxic IG Lifestyles of the Fake and Famous

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Ewww, I Can't Date Anyone with a Dirty Home!

210

KORE'M - Making the Transition From Spending Money to Building Wealth

211

A Conversation on Haiti, Building Better Communities and Rewriting Our Destinies with KORE'M Podcast!

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Modern Black Men are Trash? Wait, How is this the Holiday Episode?

213

Earning Financial Freedom is a Revolutionary Act

214

Jollof is just mushy tomato paste flavored rice. I said what I said.

215

The Millennial Worklife Crisis: Burnout and the Great Resignation

216

A TFG Short - Why Do People Hate Lawrence All the Time?

217

Why Relationship Money Talks and Money Dates Matter

218

How to Create A Financial Plan that Builds Generational Wealth

219

Why Some People Choose Violence on ClubHouse? #TFGRant

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How to Become a Millionaire in 15 Years or Less #NetMax

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Black Luxury Spending, Wealth and Debt - #PayMyTrip

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College was Supposed to Do What For Blacks?

223

Searching for the Six Figure Spouse who's Morally Bankrupt

224

Blaming Other People Even Children for Our lack of Productivity

225

Media Says Black People are Poor... Again

226

Intro - Welcome to TFG