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Fine tuning financial literacy for the middle class.

Alysia, Trefyn, & Frank


    • Oct 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 55 EPISODES


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    40 Years and a Mortgage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 21:58


    Frank and Alysia discuss entrepreneur John Hope's Bryant's advocacy of 40 year mortgages.

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    Talking All The Credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 21:15


    Frank and Alysia discuss how to protect your credit amid a rash of online security breaches. Credit Bureaus Equifax TransUnion Experian Checking Account Chex Systems

    Prescribing Wealth - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 20:14


    Dr. Elisa Chiang continues to talk about her journey from practicing medicine to achieving financial freedom. Visit ⁠Grow Your Wealthy Mindset⁠ for a free consultation with Dr. Elisa.

    Prescribing Wealth - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 19:57


    Dr. Elisa Chiang joins the show to talk about her journey from practicing medicine to achieving financial freedom. Visit Grow Your Wealthy Mindset for a free consultation with Dr. Elisa.

    What The Doctor Ordered - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 30:29


    Dr. Brittne Halford continues discussing her journey to financial freedom and the formation of her business More Joy More Wealth.

    What the Doctor Ordered - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 18:39


    Dr. Brittne Halford joins the show to discuss her journey to financial freedom and the formation of her business More Joy More Wealth.

    Majoring in Minors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 15:44


    Alysia discusses the differences between UTMA and UGMA as an asset vehicle for children.

    My Bootstraps are Better than Yours

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 20:42


    Alysia and Frank discuss a comprehensive study on the realities of the racial wealth gap put together by the Demos Group.

    You Better Watch Out...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 17:37


    Alysia and Frank discuss the importance of planning when it comes to holiday shopping.

    A Coin in Hand, Worth 2 on the Chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 17:46


    Frank talks about the aftermath of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchanges and what customers should do with their settlements when they are paid out.

    Back in My Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 20:24


    Frank, Alysia, and Trefyn talk about how generational attitudes about money can shape economic conditions.

    School's Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 18:42


    Alysia and Trefyn discuss the best ways to save and allocate finances for college.

    Retire or Die Trying: Part IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 19:17


    Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank discuss retirement options for Americans in other countries. Article reference here.

    'Tis The Season: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 18:10


    Alysia and Frank continue their discussion on how listeners can reduce their tax burden.

    'Tis The Season: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 20:13


    Alysia and Frank share sage advice on how you can reduce your tax burden through employer benefits.

    Don't Look a Bull Market in the Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 19:13


    Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank discuss how to invest wisely with an economic downturn looming.

    Affirmative Distraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 20:11


    Alysia talks about why the recent Supreme Court ruling changes perception more than reality.

    Suns Out Funds Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 24:02


    Alysia and Frank discuss simple ways to save on travel, dining, and other activities during the summer.

    When You Pry It From My Cold Wallet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 16:56


    Frank and Alysia discuss the SEC's recent actions against cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States and what actions crypto investors should take.

    No Time for Recess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 20:02


    With a worldwide economic recession looming, Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank discuss the best ways to protect yourself financially.

    Schrödinger's Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 19:39


    Alysia explores why the recent of rash of bank failures in the U.S. is not a coincidence.

    New Year, New Me: Insurance 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 22:07


    Trefyn and Alysia discuss all things insurance in the final part of the New Year, New Me Finance series.

    New Year, New Me: Is It Debt For You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 20:12


    Alysia leads an in depth discussion on the pitfalls of consumer debt in part 2 of the New Year, New Me Finance series.

    New Year, New Me: Paper or Plastic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 22:21


    Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank discuss the danger of using centralized cryptocurrency exchanges in part 1 of their New Year, New Me Finance series.

    Self-Inflated: The Poverty Mindset - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 20:48


    Alysia talks about the current and future prospects of inflation.

    Lost Harvest: The Poverty Mindset - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 20:49


    Alysia and Trefyn share financial strategies to take advantage of adverse economic conditions.

    Zero Degrees Celsius : The Poverty Mindset - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 22:44


    Frank discusses how he was unwittingly duped into a cryptocurrency scam.

    The Message: The Poverty Mindset - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 15:17


    Alysia discusses how the poverty mindset has hijacked the futures of many.

    Know Your Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 20:33


    Alysia discusses the power of knowing and understanding your net worth.

    Mind Your Business: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 19:18


    Trefyn continues with his account of opening a business in Beijing during the pandemic.

    Mind Your Business: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 24:38


    Trefyn shares his account of opening a business in Beijing during the pandemic.

    The Soul of Money: Part 2 - Money's Cost Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 19:27


    Alysia and Frank continue discussing Morgan Housel's book and blog post, titled the Psychology of Money, and the paradoxical cost of gaining wealth.

    The Soul of Money: Part 1 - Better Lucky Than Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 18:28


    Alysia and Frank discuss Morgan Housel's book and blog post, titled the Psychology of Money, and the idea that luck and risk are one in the same.

    Retire or Die Trying: Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 19:27


    Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank discuss retirement options for Americans in a post COVID-19 world.

    Brought to You by the Letter R

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 25:09


    Frank broaches the topic of reparations for African Americans in the United States of America.

    Complex Inferiority

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 16:23


    Alysia breaks down the complex series of systemic obstacles African Americans have navigated to attain financial stability in the United States of America.

    Pennies for Profit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 28:00


    Special Guest E.J. Sampson joins the podcast to discuss the evils of the American prison system.

    Covid Confidential: A Pandemic Elegy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 21:28


    Alysia and Frank reflect on opportunities missed in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

    The Gig Is Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 18:47


    Frank posits a theory that the gig economy is damaged beyond repair. Trefyn disagrees.

    Penny Saved, Penny Spurned

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 17:22


    Alysia questions traditional financial assumptions as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the U.S. economy.

    From China With Glove

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 22:07


    Trefyn recounts his experience in China when the Corona Virus outbreak began.

    When You Have A Will, There's A Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 16:56


    Alysia leads an extensive discussion on the importance of estate planning.

    Break In Case Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 15:39


    Frank talks about the necessity of having an emergency fund for life's unexpected events.

    In Network Provider

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 16:37


    Trefyn talks about the value of building a strong network.

    Reversal of Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2020 17:10


    Alysia talks about the hidden risks of reverse mortgages.

    Retire or Die Trying: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 21:54


    Alysia, Trefyn, and Frank once again tackle the topic of retirement.

    To Forgive Divine, To Err is Co-Sign

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 14:38


    Frank dives into the ramifications of what being a co-signer truly means.

    Six on One, Half a Dozen on the Aldi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 17:20


    Alysia leads the way in a conversation on saving money and creating value when buying groceries.

    Retire or Die Trying

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 19:17


    Frank and Trefyn look at feasible paths for people to take when targeting retirement.

    Made in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 18:29


    Trefyn discusses of the benefits of teaching and working abroad as an American.

    Cap and Frown

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 14:11


    Frank and Alysia look at the dangers of the for profit model that universities use to trap potential students in a never ending debt cycle.

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