Rich by Intention

In this solo episode, Anjie and RJ discuss winning a Plutus Award for Best New Podcast and later discuss the steps they took to change roles and industries. Tune in! 

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Chanise Anderson is the Managing Attorney at MarkSetGo Law, P.C, an Intellectual Property and Business Law firm dedicated to bridging the opportunity gaps and reducing the disparities for Minority-Owned Businesses by providing business resources, strategic business guidance, and legal support to build sustainable equity and create growth opportunities. Additionally, Chanise is a Licensed Real Estate Broker and the Co- Owner of Anderson Realty Co., LLC - a family-owned real estate brokerage.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What steps you should take when starting a business
• The importance of trademarking a business
• Tips for couples who own a business together

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In this episode, Anjie and RJ discuss celebrating 1 year of their podcast and recent accolades. Later they share a few organizational tips for couples. 

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Eric Wooten is a dynamic speaker, author, Youtuber and relationship expert. He uses his 15 years of experience as a pastor and licensed professional counselor to help strengthen relationships and organizations. Eric leverages his transformative, yet easy to digest frameworks to save countless marriages and create sustainable change at all levels of any organization.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How couples can manage conflict in their marriage
• Steps to take to build a strong marriage
• Dating tips for singles

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Corazon is a personal finance strategist and owner of CorazonAkinyi, a personal finance business helping working professionals to master their money.

She and her husband Curtis paid off $131K of debt in 14 months and today own several businesses.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Corazon and Curtis worked as a team to pay off 6-figures of debt
• How they got on the same page about money
• Practical tips to increase your income

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Julien and Kiersten Saunders are the couple behind the award-winning blog, rich & REGULAR, producers of the award-winning video series, Money on the Table, and authors of new the book, Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game By Walking Away. Together, they paid off $200k in debt in five years and were able to walk away from their corporate jobs before turning 40.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why they wrote their book Cashing Out
• What it truly means to be counter culture
• How they are challenging black excellence

Kevin L. Matthews II is a number one bestselling author and former financial advisor. He has helped hundreds of individuals plan for their retirement in addition to managing more than $140 million in assets during his advisory career. By 2017, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors by Investopedia. 

In this episode of Rich by Intention you’ll learn: 

• Why investing is important  
• Practical ways to start investing in the stock market  
• Investing mistakes to avoid  

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Sahirenys Pierce is a financial educator, creator of the High-5 Banking Method, and founder of Poised Finance & Lifestyle. There, she focuses on helping her community manage their finances and lifestyle with poise. As a Dominican-American of immigrant parents, her family was challenged with many ups and downs financially.  

Knowing many women of color can relate to her story. Sahirenys uses her professional background in financial planning to help educate women with the financial tools and resources necessary to succeed with money. 

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• How Sahirenys and her husband paid off $99K of debt  
• The High-5 Banking Method and why you need it 
• What motivated Sahirenys to create Poised Finance & Lifestyle 

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Lee Huffman spent 18 years as a financial planner and corporate finance manager before quitting his corporate job to write full-time in 2018. Lee has been writing about early retirement, credit cards, travel, insurance, and other personal finance topics since 2012. He enjoys showing people how to travel more, spend less, and live better through the power of travel rewards. When Lee is not getting his passport stamped around the world, he's researching methods to earn more miles and points towards his next vacation.

His writing can be found on many popular travel and personal finance websites such as The Points Guy, Investopedia, and NerdWallet. You can follow Lee's travels at BaldThoughts.com or listen to his weekly travel podcast at WeTravelThere.com.

In this episode you will learn:

• How to save money on flights and hotels 
• Ways to travel hack without a credit card 
• Resources to leverage for travel tips and travel hacking

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Brian is the 25 year old founder of Pigeon Loans. Pigeon Loans is a private place to create, import, or keep track of loans you make with friends, family & loved ones.  Pigeon Loans has moved over $1M in loans between friends and family and has a recent valuation of $25 million.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What led Brian to create Pigeon Loans
• How he raised millions to build his business
• Lessons he learned during his entrepreneurship journey

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Rashad Muhammad is a school administrator in Texas. His YouTube channel, Wealth Building Educator, focuses on normalizing money conversations and financial freedom. Rashad and his wife paid off six-figures of debt and are on the path to financial freedom. 

In this episode you will learn:

• How Rashad and his family went from bankruptcy to paying off six-figures of debt
• How Rashad and his wife Nirvana got on the same page about money
• Lessons he learned during his debt free journey 

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Matthew Warzel is a certified resume writing expert with over 15 years in Human Resources and career advancement techniques. He manages MJW Careers and provides assistance to companies in transition from downsizes to buyouts as well as individual job seekers needing to advance their careers. Matt has a long history of working in Human Resources and on recruitment/staffing teams across a variety of industries. Matt has over 800 LinkedIn recommendations, over 19,000 LinkedIn followers, over 100 Google recommendations, over 100 Facebook recommendations, and have been writing resumes and career coaching for 16 years. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Practical tips to take control of your career
• Resume tips and tricks 
• Best practices for job interviews 

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Alex E. Edwards is Massachusetts based real estate broker. With more than 13 years of experience in real estate he is the co-founder and Real Estate Specialist of Flipping Bricks University, an educational platform dedicated to helping individuals learn wealth building skills. He is the author of the upcoming book "Mortgage Before Marriage".

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Alex got started in real estate and the lessons he learned 
• How he is investing in real estate to create a legacy for his family
• Why you should consider getting a "mortgage before marriage"

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Bob Lotich, CEPF® found himself at his breaking point in his early 20’s overwhelmed by debt and stranded 1,000 miles from home with only $7 to his name. After crying out to God for wisdom and discovering a simpler (and far more effective) approach to money he reached a level of financial freedom he never dreamed possible: having a paid off house by age 31 and even reaching a personal goal of giving $1 million by age 40.

For the last 15 years he’s shared his best lessons with over 52 million readers and listeners on his award-winning blog, SeedTime.com and SeedTime Money Podcast.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Bob went from having only $7 to his name to giving away $1 million dollars by the age of 40
• How Bob and his wife Linda we’re able to get on the same page about money
• What inspired Bob to write Simple Money, Rich Life

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Lachauna Edwards is a Marriage Strategist, Civil Rights Attorney and Speaker who specializes in educating and equipping black men and women with the skills to build healthy marriages and families.

She is a wife of 9 years and a mother of an eight year old son and twin two year old daughters.

Lachauna crafts her message around the importance of intentionally investing in your marriage and the impact it has on your children. She is not just an influencer, but rather a thought leader who advocates for healthy black families

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Effective ways to have healthy communication in your marriage
• How to get on the same page with your partner
• Actionable ways you can be intentional in your marriage

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Derrick Kinney is changing how you feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it. After applying these proven principles with thousands of clients, Kinney sold his multimillion-dollar business to teach these success steps to you. As CEO of Good Money Framework and host of the popular Good Money podcast, Kinney visits with influential business and thought leaders to inspire you to make more money and use it for good. Known for making complex financial topics easy to understand, Kinney is a sought- after guest on local and national media where he has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, PBS, Cheddar News, and Wall Street Journal among others.

In this episode of Rich by Intention you’ll learn:

• What is the good money framework and how to apply it to your life
• Why it is important to connect money to a cause or purpose
• Why it is important to give and keys to being successful

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Iffy is the principal attorney of Ibekwe Law, PLLC. She believes that women deserve to make decisions that affect them with wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents. Activating women is Iffy’s calling, and she also loves speaking internationally about entrepreneurship, estate planning, motherhood, and supporting other women lawyers.

Iffy has practiced law for over 15 years and is passionate about racial justice and reconciliation. She is currently board president for Be the Bridge, an international nonprofit that empowers people toward racial healing, equity, and inclusion. Committed to being a leader in legal discourse, Iffy is a weekly contributor to Above the Law, the largest online legal community in the world. She is currently writing a book about access to culturally competent estate planning with a 2024 publication year.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What is estate planning and why it is important
• When you should start thinking about an estate plan
• What is a trust, will, healthcare proxy, and power of attorney
• Resources to leverage if you want to start an estate plan

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Allison is a blogger, podcast host, and founder of Inspired Budget. As a teacher and small business owner, Allison combined her passion for teaching and finances to help others learn how to start budgeting.

Allison and her husband paid off over $111K of debt on 2 teacher salaries while growing their family. Since starting Inspired Budget in 2017, Allison has been able to retire as a teacher and take her desire to help others full time. Now she is helping women all over the world get started with budgeting when they feel lost and overwhelmed.

She has built a community of over 135,000 Instagram followers that turn to her for budgeting advice and inspiration to save more than they ever imagined!

In this episode of Rich by Intention, you’ll learn:

• How Allison and her husband got on the same page as a spender and saver 
• The importance of compromise in your marriage 
• Using external and internal motivators to achieve a goal 
• How to find balance with your marriage, parenthood and work

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Anthony O’Neal is a #1 national bestselling author, speaker, financial expert, and host of the popular YouTube series, “The Table podcast with Anthony O’Neal.” He’s passionate about reaching people in a real, relatable, and relevant way and helping them get a clear vision for their future so they can win with their life and money.

In this episode of Rich by Intention, you’ll learn:

• When to start talking about money while dating or in a relationship
• Red flags to look out for when dating
• Money and dating tips for singles
• How to maximize your single season

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Alaina Fingal, of the Organized Money, joins us on the podcast. Alaina is an accountant, certified financial coach, author, and content creator. She helps busy people who struggle with budgeting and time management use a paper planner to get organized. She shares her easy approach to productivity & finances through her YouTube channel and has amassed over 100,000 subscribers and 5.5 million views on the platform. Her work has been featured in Yahoo Finance, Martha Stewart Living, Wired, The New York Weekly, The Huffington Post, and she was recently selected as one of LA Wire's 40 under 40. Alaina lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband Torrey and their two daughters, Tori Michelle & Alyssa Jade.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to habit stack
• Steps to establishing a daily routine
• Actionable tips for couples to get things done together
• Effective ways of setting your goals for 2022 and working towards them

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Founder of My Fab Finance, Tonya Rapley, joins us on the podcast. Tonya is an internationally recognized speaker, financial educator, best selling author, and serial entrepreneur. Known as The Millennial Money Expert, she is the author of The Money Manual. Additionally, Tonya is the co-host of the award-winning series Going From Broke, produced by Ashton Kutcher. She has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, Essence, the Washington Post and has been seen on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Headline News and countless local media outlets.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Tonya transitioned from a 9-5 to full-time entrepreneurship
• How Tonya built a successful business and brand
• Importance of building your tribe to keep you accountable

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Wesley Belden joins Anjie and RJ on the podcast. He is the founder of Scholar Raise and a father of two. After years working in finance and solving problems in the tech startup world, Wes and his friends started having children, exposing him to a whole new set of problems to solve. Wes realized that he could use his skills to make a real difference by making it a little easier for parents to save effectively for their kids’ college education, and as a result, positively influencing the financial future of the next generation. 

In this episode you’ll learn: 

- Why a 529 College Savings plan is important for your child’s future 

- How you can start saving for your child’s education 

- What sets Scholar Raise apart from other platforms 

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Diania Merriam, the founder of The EconoMe Conference, joins the podcast to discuss what is Financial Independence and Retiring Early (FIRE) and the upcoming 2021 EconoMe Conference in November.  EconoMeCon is an event centered around financial independence and is known as the "Ted Talks" of the FIRE movement. Diania also hosts the popular podcast, Optimal Finance Daily, where she narrates articles from the best personal finance blogs on the planet. After getting out of $30k of debt in 11 months, she used her newfound financial freedom to negotiate a remote working arrangement with her employer, take a 2-month sabbatical to walk 500 miles across northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago, buy a house, and launch her own business.  Diania saves 60% of her income and is on track to be financially independent by the time she’s 40 years old. 

In this episode you’ll learn: 

- What is Financial Independence and Retiring Early (FIRE) 

- How anyone can pursue FIRE, regardless of income 

- Why you should attend the EconoMe Conference in November