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The Financial Griot — 229 episodes
Go Ahead, Spend It
Haiti: Where Hope Takes Root
Vacation Mode: ON, Budget Panic: OFF
It's a FIFA World Right Now
Are Some Degrees Worthless?
Maybe You’re Not Ugly… Maybe You Just Need Money
Job Losses and Economic Opportunities
You get to Evolve: Travels with Lovely
We’re the Byproduct of Our Family’s Economic Story
Lawrence’s Ministry: Keeping It Real (and Reckless)
Inflation is Up & It’s Stuck
The Cost of Caring Without Rest
The Total Reset: Body & Bank Account
Greener Grass or Just More Money?
Offline Energy vs. Online Chaos
Snowstorms, Parking Wars, and Seasons of Change
Miles, Memories, and Money: Navigating the Start of 2026
Looking In, Moving Forward: TFG Reflects on Growth at the End of 2025
So… Is the Affordability Crisis Actually Real?
Lawrence Is Still Furloughed — and NYC’s First Millennial Mayor
Navigating Financial Existential Crises in 2025
The Power of Scaling Back
Lawrence Got Furloughed — and Everything That Followed
My Finances Sucks: Time to Use ChatGPT to get Results?
Navigating Aging Parents and their Retirement
The Cost of Media Illiteracy with over 300,000 Black Women Unemployed
Trump's $100,000 H1-B Visa
Navigating the Modern Dating Pool while Avoiding Financial Pee
Knee Deep into 2025: Trump, Stocks and Crashouts
Are Celebrity Musicians Touring More Because of Financial Struggles?
The Silence Deficiency: Unlocking Life Optimization
I wouldn't call it The Big Beautiful Bill. Big Back Bill seems more Appropriate.
Living in a Pricey Labubu World: The Luxury of Adding Another Expense
The Financial Realities of Being a Caregiver: It's More than Money
The Essence of Black Wealth: Is Jollof Destroying the Black Community
From Burned Out to Present: Reclaiming Joy in Parenting
In Debt We Trust: America's Credit Card Obsession
Zoom Out: Escaping the Screen, One Trip at a Time
Time to Use Your PTOs: Out of the Office Summer
The Hidden Truths of Wealth
From Struggle to Strength: Black Financial Freedom ft. Don Johnson
Your Final Expenses: the Last Bill that Your Family Will Receive
Keeping Something in Reserve: Crashing Out Financially
A Cautionary Tale: Influencer's Financial Struggles
Economic Challenges and Stock Market Plumbing: It Stinks!
The Million-Dollar Power of Relationships
In proximity to Poverty: Financial Independence Is Not Just for White Guys
Reduction in Force: Unpacking the Impact of Trump 2.0 and Massive Federal Layoffs
TFG's Lives are Lyfing
Relationship Assets: Reconnecting with Family & Traveling
Trump's First Moves: How Executive Orders are Shaping the US
Time for you to Disconnect and Touch Grass
Beating the Odds: Navigating Elections, Finances, and the Road to Victory
Don’t Let Your Success Outpace Your Challenges
Money & Votes: Navigating the Financial Stakes of the Election
Breaking Down the $10K Move: What It Really Costs to Relocate
The Radical Responsibilities of Auditing Our Lives
Becoming the Master of Your own Destiny
The Revival of Multi-Generational Living: A Return to the Family Home
Behind the Paycheck: Unpacking CEO Expensive Compensation
Over $3,000 per month for Day Care!!! Tackling the High Price of Parenting and Financial Strain
A Mortgage, HOA and Home Insurance. Navigating Coverage and Claims with Less Dollars
How to Navigate Career Specialization For Long Term Success
Election 2024: Presidential Tax Returns, Policies, Inflation and the Road Ahead
Miss Cece Ain't Got it. TBH Most Americans don't have $250 in savings.
Titles and Dollars. Aligning Your Income to the Right Industry and Professional Title
Financial News with a Side of Egg Frittata? A Taste of Current Events
Breaking Free: How Poor Mindsets Hinder an Enriched Life
How the Questions We Ask Shape Our Success and Failure
Journey to Banff: Exploring the Charm of Ontario's Hidden Gem
Unraveling Chaos: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
You Can't Self -Care Your Way Out of Burnout. Besides It's Expensive.
Looking for a Man or Woman that Balance Life and Finances
Why you need to lean into the Transformative Power of Travel
You are Failing because You Want Too Much for Way Too Little
Your Day-to-Day Economy and The New Global Paradigm
Going Global: TFG's Live Report from Lisbon, Portugal
Trying to catch up with the month of May. TFG catches up.
Anger and Toxic Anxiety? Wait, are people still on Club House?
You can Build Wealth But Zero Ain't Compounding Nothing
Growing your garden. A discussion on Wealth Financial Flowers ft. Mekey Gabriel
Summer Time Fly. Talking about Staycays, Vacays and Finances
And then, Life reminded me that I'm older than Google
Generation Wealth: Immigrants, Voting and the Changing Face of America
You aren't Depressed, You just need to get your hair done. And a story about Bloody Chicken?
The Dismantling Power Dynamics: Money, Diddy and Collapsing Bridges
It's a bit scary but we are trying to be OUTSIDE again
Table for One, Please. The Effects of Dating and the game of Musical Chairs
Saving America: Biden's War and the 2024 State of the Union
Finances and Geo Politics Feat. Ecclesiaste Guerrier
Big Backs, Beauty Standards and Income Inequality
We have to extend grace; people are imperfectly flawed.
We don't talk about Bruno! Pets and the Power of Community.
We recorded the Financial Literacy Workshop, It's a Lot!
It's Tax Time Again. Are you filing to get the most out of your earnings?
Creators and Influencers are Struggling to Make Money and Change!
Is Navy Federal Credit Union against Black Home Ownership?
The Avg. American Household Debt is over $100K. We have Debt and a lot of it!
We are out here being church heathens, shame!
How Travel Provides Challenges and Lifelong Perspectives
Living the American Dream feat. Anna-Lyse Wealth
What is the True Cost of War: The Moral and Financial Impacts
Money is Moneying out here. What is an extra $5,000?
More Financial Setbacks and My Tires Got Robbed Again!
Over 150 Million Google Views and Google Hasn't Paid Me Yet!
A lot of People Say that they are Rich but Where's the Proof!
Unlocking the Power of Money Talks with Dr. Constance Craig Mason
We ain't Spring Chickens. More like Summer Thighs and Terrible Knees
How Wealth Adds Up featuring Crystina Cardoza
Harnessing the Power of Internal Pressure: No Room for Error
Humanizing Our Experience with Money
The Workers' Strike and its Financial Impact on Society
TFG's Book Review of Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Getting Extorted by the Soft Life
In Defense of Black Masculinity ft. Ecclesiast Guerrier
We are Back for the First Time with a Millionaire?
The Power of Marriage: Wedding Bliss and 3/4 Millionaires
Let's Breakdown Whole Life Insurance vs Term Life Insurance
Keke Do you Love me? Are You Single?
We Didn't do it Joe! - Student Loan Cancelation Struck down by the Supreme Court
Moving Toward Proactive Money Solutions ft. Jonathan Thomas
Mandatory wellness check needed. The CDC proclaimed a Loneliness Epidemic in 2023
Since you got your Degree and know everything!
Lawrence is now Twitter's Public Enemy #1 : Financial Trauma and the Trauma Bonding on Social Media
You really can't go through life renting. Ownership Matters!
Any Form of Social Progress is Bootstrapping!
Life is Lifeing: TFG's 100th Plus Episode
Pay me what you owe me feat Anjel McDonald
Stock Market and Financial Talks
Moms are the Real VPs: Career Pivots and Six Figure Salary
The Weight of Poverty & Money
TFG Flashblack: Black Love and Wealth
Rare Bird Money feat. Anjel Mcdonald
Spring Break with these Kids: TFG shorts
Wealth in Christ feat.Oluwadamilola
The way out of poverty is Ideas feat. Tiffany Grant
Net Max Plan Budget Review (LIVE)
You are not about to Miami me to Death feat. Tammy Terrell
Find your voice; and evolve with Toastmasters feat. Tammy Terrell
Yesterday's Taxes is not today Taxes
Invest Wisely with Real Estate feat Monick Halm
Fake Communities and $250,000 Weddings
Financial Literacy LIVE Workshop: Do People really want to change?
The New American Dream is International! ft. Stephanie Gonzales
Diving Deep into My Wealth Journey ft. Jay Stephens
Have Black People been to Antartica?
Finding Empowerment in our Financial Trauma feat. Rahkim Sabree
Redefining Work/Life to Work/Purpose Balance ft. Deborah Napolean
This is not Dictatorship. Stop Telling Black Women to Settle
Finding Opportunities in Ownership and Real Estate ft. Linda Vincent
We' Rich IRL (In Real Life)
How to Level Up and Boost Your Income in 2023
Building Family through Faith and Finance ft. Robert Metgzer
Perseverance & Financial Self-Worth feat Sainte Fanie
The Cost of Black Beauty and the Art of Fitting In ft. Rahkim Sabree
How to Grieve in Peace. Probate & Estate Planning ft. Jen Gumbel
Money Nerds Unite! Sharing Our Fincon'22 Highlights
I can't Negotiate with Broke People!
Discernment, High Vibrations and BBLs ft. Jay Stephens
Budgets are very sexy! feat. J.Money
The Secret Life of Pet Parents and the Costs Associated
Wealth and Social Mobility - Your Broke Friends Are Costing You!
When Keeping REEL Goes Wrong - Lovely's Rant
Brunching While Broke ft. Ecclesiate Guerrier
Hangout with Barack Obama at Inbound or Go to #Fincon22
We did it Joe! Over $240B in Student Loans Cancelled
Are You a Slumlord or a Benevolent First-Time Real Estate Investor? Pick One
Modern Black Culture is Toxic & Expensive.
C.R.E.A.M. (Credit Rules Everything Around Me)
The Next Recession and Taking Advantage of the Rebound
Post Pandemic Challenges. Sharing our Mid-Year Recap
Building Wealth Early w/ James Bowman of Gen-Z Mon-E
Cash is not king, Cash Flow is! Work on it Asap
Affordable Home or Unaffordable Lifestyle, Pick One!
The Problem with Societal Trauma Bonding versus Real Therapy
The Importance of Listening to the Right Messenger during Hard Times
Are You Really Single-by-Choice? Really? A Conversation with the Turnt 30 Podcast Crew
"Giving Presents vs Being Present" with the Turnt 30 Podcast Crew
A Recipe for Social Pressure: Materialism, Lifestyle and Inflation
"I Deserve a Raise" - The Generation Striving to Work Less and Spend More
Mom and Dad Retired with No Savings. It's going to cost you $3k per Month
Editing Your Resume and Rebranding Your Purpose with Michael Theodore
Turns Out, There is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance
Who are You Building For? I Want to do More than Survive
Love does cost a thing. Americans spent $24 Billion for Valentines Day
Morally and Financially Bankrupt. How People Watching Drained our Bank Accounts
Curating Your Space. How Your Social Circle Can Make Rich Or Poor.
Blacks in the US Spend $1.6 Trillion while Consumer Prices are Going Up
Having Tough Conversations about Social Influence and Suicide
Having Love for Strangers & Seeking Truth from a Meta Reality
Spaces Between the Words. Our Book Recommendations for 2022
Stop Coming Up Short. No Vision + No Objectives Equals No Success
Love is an Action Verb. It's a Genuine and Consistent Act of Service
10-Year Challenge: Taking Past Lessons and Building for the Future
The Power of Attraction and Modern Dating Tips (Valentine's Special)
Becoming a True Entrepreneur and Scaling Six Figure Businesses
Getting into our Atomic Habits to Change Our Lives
Debt is not necessarily Bad and Being #Debtfree is not FIRE
Start at the beginning, what's a brokerage again? #Investment101
Getting Pre-Marital Counseling, Pre-Engagement is a thing, now?
New Year, New... Nevermind. How Not to Start a New Year!
Trauma Trigger Warning - Redefining Your Worth
Wait You Don't Believe in Spanking. How to Raise Modern Kids.
Can't Keep Praying for Opportunity and Don't Take It When It Comes
The Financial Griot is a Homage to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Series
Here's the Secret 'Dating to Marriage' Timeline. Stop Wasting Time and Money.
Allowing Black Women the Financial Space To Exhale and Excel
Doing the Internal Work to Accept Your True Worth
Learning to Show Up for Others Like We Wanted Others to Show Up for Us
Yes, I'm A Single Woman. I Still Decided to Be a Homeowner.
Sustaining the Toxic IG Lifestyles of the Fake and Famous
Ewww, I Can't Date Anyone with a Dirty Home!
KORE'M - Making the Transition From Spending Money to Building Wealth
A Conversation on Haiti, Building Better Communities and Rewriting Our Destinies with KORE'M Podcast!
Modern Black Men are Trash? Wait, How is this the Holiday Episode?
Earning Financial Freedom is a Revolutionary Act
Jollof is just mushy tomato paste flavored rice. I said what I said.
The Millennial Worklife Crisis: Burnout and the Great Resignation
A TFG Short - Why Do People Hate Lawrence All the Time?
Why Relationship Money Talks and Money Dates Matter
How to Create A Financial Plan that Builds Generational Wealth
Why Some People Choose Violence on ClubHouse? #TFGRant
How to Become a Millionaire in 15 Years or Less #NetMax
Black Luxury Spending, Wealth and Debt - #PayMyTrip
College was Supposed to Do What For Blacks?
Searching for the Six Figure Spouse who's Morally Bankrupt
Blaming Other People Even Children for Our lack of Productivity
Media Says Black People are Poor... Again
Intro - Welcome to TFG