Jugando Tus Fichas

A conversation among friends to reflect on all the episodes to date related to money and investing. Come join us! grab a cafecito and come join us as we unpack all the fantastic convos with wonderful Latinas who speak their wisdom about money. Cheers to a great conversation! Compartelo con tus amigas, compañeras de trabajo, tias, primas... con titiri mundati :) FOLLOW THE HOSTS Marlene Brito:  ⁠ht...

Choosing between paying down debt and investing can be like trying to solve a rompecabezas. If you've ever tried to work out the answer, you've probably run into some version of this advice: Compare the interest rate on your debt with the return you expect to earn on your investments and put the money toward the option with the higher percentage figure. While that advice might make sense i...

"La basura de uno, es el tesoro de otro." Este es el lema de Carina Lopez, owner of Rose JP. SPANISH: Rose JP es una boutique en línea que ofrece una selección curada de artículos nuevos, usados ​​(pre-loved) y de diseñador. Se sabe que los lugares con artículos de segunda mano están muy desorganizados y tienen olores desagradables. Pero Carina ha transformado el concepto y lo ha adaptado a nuestr...

What happens when you lose everything financially but have to rebuild a new way of living so it does not happen again? That's the story of Jasmine Lopez. She is here to remind us that relationships of all kinds require work to flourish. The key to creating a healthy relationship with money is treating it like any other relationship―with love, honesty, and time. By choosing to rebuild your fina...

Michelle Fermin, a fearless Latina who has mastered the Real Estate game shares her perspective on wealth building through Real Estate. She tells us about her story, how she got into the business, and how real estate has impacted her life and others around her. Cheers to a great conversation! Compartelo con tus amigas, compañeras de trabajo, tias, primas... con titiri mundati :) RESOURCES MENTIONE...

In the previous episode, we learned the basics of how crucial it is to make your money work for you beyond just having a checking or savings account. Investing allows you to take charge of your financial security. It allows you to grow your wealth but also generates an additional income stream if needed ahead of retirement. How about if we tell you that you can invest while making an impact in soc...

After a long break, we are back! We're kicking off season 2 with an "investing" series . This series aims to answer the questions about how to set up the building blocks to start really understanding how to invest. In this episode, our guest, the Investing Latina dive into strategies of how to eliminate the investing fear "or cucos" in the stock market and why investing is an important step to rea...

In this episode, Anabelle Rondon shares an episode-by-episode recap of the show and reviews the main themes the show covered during season 1. It was an amazing first season with lots of great topics and lessons learned. Take a listen. The team is grateful for all the love and support through season 1. A total of 510 unique plays speak volumes of how the show is already captivating hearts...

In this episode, Anabelle Rondon, Evelyn St. Hilarie, and Marlene Brito are honoring moms by sharing the most profound gift their own moms gave to them. May is a month where many Latin American moms are celebrated all over the world. Moms have been there for us since day one — literally. After everything we've put her through (temper tantrums, teenage antics, and a handful of questionable life cho...

In this episode, Anabelle Rondon and Evelyn St. Hilarie interviewed Ravely Reddy on how to reset and being a successful mompreneur. Ravely has been strategic throughout her career. She has known when to pause, pivot, and seize success. Ravely is a certified Project Manager professional with 10 years of experience in developing, managing, and monitoring all facets of projects. She has extensive exp...

In this episode, Anabelle Rondon and Marlene Brito interviewed Evelyn St. Hilarie on how she is keeping a healthy and functional family + work-life despite the chaos and mess during the pandemic. We all have responsibilities both inside and outside the home. These campeonas share a few tries and errors, as well as methods that are working for them and might work for other working moms, just like y...

Spring cleaning is here! In this episode, Anabelle, Marlene, and Evelyn take the traditional idea of “spring cleaning” and apply it to your career to figure out what you’d like to do differently as you enter the next part of the year. They talk about a few organizing ideas to revamp your career for the second quarter of the year and get things in order before the warmer weather arrives. TOPICS EXP...

In episode 5, Anabelle Rondon, Marlene Brito, and Evelyn St. Hilarie talk about their journey on finding mentors, coaches (+ strategists), and sponsors. They learned early on, the importance of these players and how they actually help you get ahead in your career game. These players, specifically the sponsors, will guide you and speak on your behalf in the top-level, closed-door meetings you'...

In episode 4, Anabelle Rondon, Marlene Brito, and Evelyn St. Hilarie talk about social capital and the importance of building relationships that will open doors for us and other Latinas who lack access to opportunities or the American Dream. Many things can stop you to connect with the right people and we should be enablers instead of barriers for other Latinas and young people looking to ach...

In episode 3, Anabelle Rondon, Marlene Brito, and Evelyn St. Hilarie provide greater insights into Latina’s Community Cultural Wealth which are undermined ventajas or cultural talents that can be utilized to their career + financial advantage. The framework includes six forms of cultural wealth: aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, navigational, and resistant. They go into each of six forms...

In episode 2, Anabelle Rondon, Marlene Brito, and Evelyn St. Hilarie interviewed Lucy Recio. She discusses how she Juega sus Fichas and her secret to self-love. Lucy is a Senior Analyst, Public Policy and Advocacy at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). She has to be the best advocate for herself as she continues to fight for equitable birth to career education leg...

In episode 1, Anabelle Rondon, Marlene Brito, and Evelyn St. Hilarie introduce Jugando Tus Fichas. They discuss the Jugando Tus Fichas concept, its target, topics of interest, expertise, passions, and a bit of flavor on how they played their own Fichas.  Topics Explored in Episode: 0:00 – Welcome + overview of Jugando Tus Fichas 3:31 – Why the podcast and Jugando Tus Fichas concept 5:39 – Top...