Brown Ambition

We're back with another BA Q and A! This week we'll cover: What is zombie debt, and what does a statute of limitations mean for credit card debt? (1:30) Some ways to think about prioritizing debt by thinking through the true cost of the debt (5:00) How to help your parents make decisions about buying and selling a house (10:25) Until next Friday hit us up with your questions @BrownAmbitionPodcast...

This week you can read about Mandi in an article on Grow about how she increased her net worth from 70k to 700k in 5 years (3:00). Its about more than just the numbers though. Listen in this week to hear more about it. Other things we talk about this week include: Friendship Breakups (8:50) The power of expanding your ability instead of your capacity (15:04) And we'll talk a little a about the chi...

We got your Q and A for you today, and we've got two great listener questions. If you get offered a contract job that's almost double your current salary, do you take it? (1:23) If I'm looking out of state for jobs, how do I know what salary is fair? (6:22) Keep sending all your great questions to brownambitionpodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on IG @brownambitionpodcast . See you next week! Learn mo...

Happy BA Wednesday! This week Tiffany tells us all about why she's taking a social media break (22:03). And it might not be the reason you think. We'll also talk about The value of normalizing things like IVF (2:05) Why "negotiate like a white man" is AWFUL advice (29:50) What's the next step with a coach or therapist after you've met your goals? (9:20) Stay tuned Friday for the Q and A episode. A...

Surprise! We've decided to break our Q and A segment out into a weekly bonus episode. We LOVE answering your questions and never want to stop. We've got some good ones this week: (2:20) How do I get my 17 year old step daughter to embrace personal finance? (11:07) My parents didn't raise me, how responsible am I for taking care of them as they age? As always feel free to hit us up with your questi...

TIFFANY IS BACK Y’ALL We had a great time with our guest co-hosts and we’re so very grateful. But we missed our Tiff and she’s BACK. We’ll get to hear all about how she spent her time off, and we’ll hear about how Mandi took some time for herself too. As much as we love talking about work, career, and money, you all know we’re big fans of taking time for rest too.  But that doesn’t mean we don’t g...

We made it y’all. And I can’t thank my guest cohosts enough for joining me and holding my hand through this period of separation. Chris Browning of Popcorn Finance, Berna Anat from Hey Berna, Jamila Souffrant from Journey to launch and lastly Jannesse Torres-Rodriguez from yo Quiero Dinero. I had a blast getting to know y’all better and feel like I've got four new financial besties already..  This...

This week's guest host is creator and host of the  Yo Quiero Dinero podcast, Jannese Torres-Rodriguez! Jannese got tired of her corporate job and decided to side hustle her way to financial independence. And now, with TEN streams of income, she's been able to quit her job and do the things she loves. She's here to share some of her journey with us this week. We'll learn... Why Jannese left her six...

Happy BA Wednesday, this week's special guest co-host is the fabulous Jamila Souffrant from Journey To Launch. It started as a blog initially, chronicling her expedition to reach financial independence. After one year of logging her transformational growth to Financial Independence, the blog piqued the interest of a larger audience which inspired the launch of the podcast of the same name. Jamila...

This week's guest host is the fantastic financial hype woman Berna Anat. Berna is a producer, speaker and Fin-fluencer (is that a thing?) dedicated to making financial literacy more funny, more accessible, and more Brown for young people everywhere. She's got all kinds of wisdom to share this week like: How she got out from under 50k in debt (23:34) Going from a 9-5 to full time influencer (27:10)...

This week we're joined by special guest host Chris Browning. Chris is the host of Popcorn Finance , a podcast where he discusses finance in about the time it takes to make a bag of popcorn. He's also the co-host of This is Awkward , where he and his co-host Allison Baggerly help people with their awkward money problems. We dig into some good stuff this week like: After we get past financial surviv...

Hey BA Fam - Mandra here! We’ve got some incredible guests lined up for you this June while Tiffany is on a much-needed vacation. We’re kicking off the summer cohost series with Chris Browning from the Popcorn Finance podcast next Wednesday June 9th! Chris basically invented the perfect snackable money podcast with his show, which was recently featured on a list of great podcasts from none other t...

Tiff is, after this episode, taking a much needed and well deserved break. We thought it was important to have a talk about why this is okay and necessary to do. And we have a talk about shifting your mindset away from simply survival, once your financial safety net is set up. You'll also hear: (27:29) - This is the 100th anniversary of The Tulsa Massacre. We have a quick guest appearance to expla...

In her business, Tiffany calls her team the “Unicorn Squad.” We need to have a talk about how we create a “Unicorn Culture.” The old ways of doing work are dying and we say let them die. You want to talk a meeting while you’re out on a walk, why not? We had a great talk this week about how to value your employees as people instead of money generating machines. Then we’re on to your questions, this...

Happy BA Wednesday! This week we're bringing you another interview from an amazing and inspirational couple, Sean and Michelle Clark from Double Dutch Aerobics. We'll hear from them about: How their business was impacted by the pandemic (9:40) How their community came through for them in their time of need (36:04) How they’re coming back stronger after surviving the pandemic (39:45) The value of m...

BA Fam, this week we're super excited to bring you another great interview. One of our financial favs Helen Ngo is back to talk to us about how we plan finances for our kids. We'll talk about: The difference between tactics and strategy when planning for your kids financial future (21:50) Why is college the first (and sometimes only) thing we think about when planning for our kids' financial futur...

Happy BA Wednesday! Let's talk about mindset. It's not the solution for everything, but it can make SUCH a difference in your life. This week we cover: Why dreaming big and working big aren't the same thing (11:32) An activity you can use to dream big and shift your mindset (19:50) What Sesame Street can teach us about mindset (28:37) What's the mindset difference between a millionaire and a billi...

There are so many emotions this week, especially with the guilty verdict(s!) in the George Floyd murder trial. We want you to know that we recorded this episode Monday, a day before the verdict was reached. Our hearts go out to Floyd's family and to all the supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement who fought for justice in Floyd's name. He will not be forgotten. There is still much work to be...

We got a New York Times best seller , fam! Get Good With Money is on a whole bunch of best seller lists and we couldn't be more proud. This week we spend some time talking about what it means for Tiff (1:22), what it takes to actually get on a best seller list (9:20), and maybe most importantly, what Tiff plans to do for REST (16:45). And after our amazing interview last week, we're back to answer...

Hey BA fam! We’re excited to bring you a very special interview this week. We had the joy and privilege of talking to Troy and Rashad from the podcast Earn Your Leisure! Also making a special appearance is Ian Dunlap from the Market Mondays podcast. We got so much wisdom and inspiration from them. Things like: How to use an economic downturn to your advantage (37:00) Why it’s important to build a...

Happy BA Wednesday, fam! It’s book release week for Tiff, and we’re talking all about the concept of financial wholeness (12:55). Mandi even took the quiz, and we’ll discuss her results.  We’d love to see you take it too. Head to ggwmoneyquiz.com and take the Financial Wholeness Quiz, then share your results on IG and tag us with the hashtag #ggwmoney. Other topics this week include: Should you wo...

Before we do anything else, we want to let you know we're standing in solidarity our AAPI community in Atlanta and all of the US after the tragedy that happened there last week. This epidemic of violence against our AAPI siblings has to stop. Check this link to see how you can help. Other things happening this week: Chris Hogan, of DR fame resigns after failing to live up to their "righteous livin...

Have you ever heard of hypergamy? Wikipedia defines it as "the act or practice of a person marrying a spouse of higher  caste  or  social status  than themselves." Plenty of women today are actually following hypergamy in their relationships. Tiff fell down a YouTube rabbit hole and she's got questions...(3:18) Other highlights: Stimmys are coming! What should we be doing with them? (31:58) How do...

It's BA Wednesday and we got the royal tea for you this week. We talk about: Oprah's exit interview with Megan Markle and Prince Harry (1:41) Tiffany's (virtual) White House visit (22:39) Some news on more stimulus checks (26:24) Shouts out to the ladies for International Women's Day (31:16) A listener question about being asked to do more and more work without being paid more (40:54) Speaking of...

Happy BA Wednesday, fam. This one gets deep quick. This week we got... What is digital blackface and is it really a problem? (3:42) Tiff's going to the WHITE HOUSE (virtually)! (26:00) A great listener question about IRAs, and how many of them you can have. (33:27) A little more discussion on the question of "picking someone's brain" and how we should set those boundaries (38:20) Some Brown Boosts...