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“Winging it” is the new normal for working parents

The secret to stress-free cooking at home

Rethinking ‘rock bottom’ and spreading financial joy

What March Madness teaches us about beating the odds

You don’t have to be afraid of “fintech” | download our free toolkit

Q&A | Should I support my husband’s struggling business?

It’s time to stop calling ourselves “recovering” perfectionists

How to raise a “rich” kid

The secret to loving your life is defining your “enough”

Kiersten and Julien surrounded in flames, with the text asking Is F.I.R.E. really a movement

Is F.I.R.E really…a movement?

Is Making Money Grow for you?

Introducing Cashing Out: the podcast

Three ways I’m teaching my son about money

Are we…an Aldi family now?

Fighting food insecurity through our book tour and community

Stories from the Cashing Out book tour and what’s next

It finally happened – we’re done with daycare!

The “Overemployed”: working two full time remote jobs

Why we wrote Cashing Out, our first book

A Resignation Story | Part 3 of 3

A Resignation Story | Part 2 of 3

A Resignation Story | Part 1 of 3

rich & REGULAR on Love and Marriage Huntsville

image of a couple walking through oakland

It’s time to revisit the stigma surrounding debt

Our estate planning experience with Trust & Will

Money on The Table, Season 2 overview

Coping with the decision to financially support a parent

Announcement: Our partnership with Success magazine

Update on our blog, book and business

Conversations with A Purple Life | Retiring at 30

Exploring the future, meditation and intermittent fasting

Have you outgrown your financial hero?

Revisiting our financial plan

Life update: Coming out of the fog

Money on the Table

Introducing Money on the Table

Embracing Conflict- my talk at the EconoME conference

From homeowner to landlord (Part 2 of 2)

3 kitchen and cooking tips if you’re stuck at home

3 reasons we’re writing a book

From homeowner to landlord (Part 1 of 2)

I love me more than I love my job, so I quit

A story about poop

2019 in review

5 lessons fro 2019

5 lessons 2019 taught us

I sold my integrity in San Diego

When she said colorism, we heard wealth

Why we’re selling our rental property

Mom, Mary Kay and multi-level marketing

10.6.19 9:38 AM

Why financial rules of thumb are trash

FinCon 2019 recap

Conversations | How Eric walked away from his career at 33

Is getting that raise even worth it?

Conversations | Amon and Christina of Our Rich Journey

When tough conversations hit close to home

2019 mid-year review

5 things you should stop wasting money on

Whose land is this?

Why eating “better” matters

We get it from our fathers

Why this Fathers Day is special

The case for sharing and community

The three words we use to diffuse money arguments

The downside to ‘moving on up’

What we would tell the Morehouse class of 2019

Photo by Pluetoe from Pexels

You may be broke, but not broken

Five lessons from the first 6 months of entrepreneurship

Our son didn’t have a birthday party and it’s ok…right?

Dear Portland, we still love you

Visiting Italy | Rome and Sicily

Fathers on Financial Independence

3 signs the FIRE is spreading around us

Updates on Mom and lessons from a rosemary bush

Letter to Middle Class Black America

9 things we would do if we won a million dollars tomorrow

South Africa | How our honeymoon changed us

The Racial Wealth Gap | How did we get here?

Our 2019 financial plan – It’s a new day

What it means to be a passive investor

Why I stopped procrastinating and got life insurance

Our experiment with cryptocurrency

Our experience at CampFI

Our 2018 Budget and Savings recap

What rebels have taught us about money

A Christmas letter| What it means to believe

The 4% rule and why we’re not relying on it

It’s ok to fall out of love…with your career

How we’re dealing with a “financially insecure” parent

The “other” skills you need to be a real estate investor

How we win during Open Enrollment

4 lessons learned from our 2nd rental property

Is Responsible Investing a dream come true?

Why our new home is NOT a real estate investment

The gift of subtraction

My fear of spending is a form of imposter syndrome

Our new home…a plan come true

8 lessons from FinCon 2018

The struggle is real. Our daycare decision

How basic knife skills can save you money

Travel | Peru…and our engagement

The easiest way to get a raise is to give yourself one

Why understanding marketing is a survival skill

6 signs leaving my job was the right decision

How to get your husband on board with the financial plan

The Good, bad and ugly of being a landlord

How I explain compound interest without using math

Our 2018 mid-year financial report card

Travel | Bangkok and Koh Samui, Thailand

How we learned to fight fair about money

When parents just don’t understand

What Bourdain meant to us

3 tips to help you create a budget you can count on

Conversations | Burnout and blessings in disguise with Monique

When, why and how we GIVE

Conversations | Family, Feast and Famine with Jennelle

Aggressive Patience and Bobby Brown gumbys

Conversations | How my friend Janet retired at 53

Don’t bet on willpower, use tools as your catalyst for change

The invisible burdens that keep you broke(n)

Change of plans…we’re buying a house!

Why getting laid off might be…awesome?

5 lessons about money you can only learn from a Chef

Travel | New Orleans, LA

Shortfalls of the civil rights movement and the day I met Andrew Young

Why we #bankblack and you should too

4 ways my money mindset changed my daily habits

A peek into our humble real estate “empire”

If you’re not making progress on your Financial Resolutions, you may be lying to yourself.

Our 2018 budget and savings rate

Love & Credit: The Musical in 7 acts

Lollipops are life goals

11 phrases about money we should just leave in 2017

Our 2018 plan: how we’ll go from rich to RICHER

The only metric that matters

Why being “financially woke” is a super power

Why $50 is still a LOT of money

Mr and Mrs r&R in Montego Bay Jamaica

Travel | Jamaica

Pass the stuffing…and collect $100?

The official r & R mixtape: our vacation soundtrack

Women and Money: Why I decided to Lean In to the math, instead of my career

4 reasons why Personal Capital is THE best financial tool ever!

10 lessons about life and money after attending FinCon

Some real scary $hit

The fallacy of homeownership

Why the Spurs are the perfect model for your investment strategy

The high fructose corn syrup in your 401(k)

Why we paid off our mortgage

The road from rats to riches

You can’t afford to have feelings

How much does your joy cost?

The Plan

An introduction to r&R

Manifesto