Cultura & Cash ™

14: Get Financially Lit with Jannese Torres

In this episode, I’ll sit down with our very first guest, award-winning podcast host of Yo Quiero Dinero and author of Financially Lit, Jannese Torres!
We talked about:
- Why she started her podcast, Yo Quire Dinero
-Why she doesn’t believe 9-5s are as safe as we were told
- How to create additional income streams and how to find the time for a side hustle
- What is Coast Fire and why it’s important for First Gen professionals
- The Debt Lasso debt repayment method
- The importance of prenups and postnups
- All about her debut money book, Financially Lit, and how she secured a book deal in just 5 months!
You can buy her book, Financially Lit: The Modern Latina’s Guide to Level Up Your Dinero and Become Financially Ponderosa, here: https://financiallylitbook.com/
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13: More book tour questions

In this week’s episode, I’m answering more detailed questions about my book tour. Future authors, take notes !
I’ll cover:
- how I came up with a budget for each event
- how I pitched myself to sponsors
- key tasks you should outsource to others and more !
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12: How to plan for your parents’ retirement

In this week’s episode, I’m answering one of the most frequently asked questions: How can I plan for my parents’ retirement?
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Behind the scenes: Book Tour

In this week’s episode, the behind the scenes of organizing and going on a book tour. I’ll share:
 
Upcoming book tour events in Downey, CA and Fort Lauderdale
More details on my VIP PR BOX giveaways. 3 boxes are up for grabs !
The cost of the book tour
How I selected the cities to appear in
Things I’d do differently and things I did well
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The REAL reason I started a podcast

Happy Financial Literacy month! In this week’s episode, I’ll share a hard business lesson I had to navigate this fall. I’ll share:
 
Upcoming book tour events
My reflections 1 year post hysterectomy
The real reason I started this podcast
 
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What is the TikTok ban really about?

In this week’s episode, I’ll share insights into the potential TikTok ban as I return from Washington DC. I’ll share:
 
Upcoming book tour events
What is the TikTok ban?
Why selling to an American investor is not an option?
My opinion on what the ban is really about
How you can support small business owners and creators and voice your opposition for the ban
 
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How to FINALLY start writing your book

In this week’s episode, I’ll share some tips that helped get started with the book writing process. I’ll talk about:   How you can find the time and motivation to write How many times a week you should write The importance of creating an outline, a writing plan and finding a routine that works for you! 
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How I became a financial educator

In this week’s episode, I’ll share how I went from financial professional to financial educator. I’ll answer: Do you need a degree to be a financial educator?   - Am I a financial educator on the side? Or is this my full time job?  - Can you visit my city on your book tour? Please follow, rate and review! New episodes every Monday.   Learn more about my bestselling book, Cultura and Cash.: https://www.thefirstgenmentor.com/my-book   How to work with me: https://www.thefirstgenmentor.com/book-me-to-speak   Join my monthly newsletter: https://thefirstgenmentor.lpages.co/newsletter-sign-up/

How I reclaimed my Spanish

In this week’s episode, I’ll share the strategies I used to reclaim my Spanish last summer. I’ll share:
 
How Ben Affleck speaking better Spanish than me made me feel jealous
How not feeling comfortable with my level of Spanish has affected my career opportunities
How a work project encouraged me to double down on my Spanish journey
How you can take similar steps and even have your work pay for your Spanish lessons
 
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Cultura & Cash Crew- special Q&A

In this week’s episode, I’ll be answering questions submitted by my advanced readers, the Cultura & Cash Crew. The questions include:
 
- Since releasing your book, what has been the most unexpected experience or opportunity?
 
- As you continue to achieve more and move further into your success & career goals, how do you deal with parents or family members who do not support/understand your goals? What conversations or confrontations have been helpful for you in the past?
 
- How do you define success?
 
- Can you talk about how to balance student loan debt and saving for retirement?
 
- What are your tips for sharing our journey to financial freedom with our loved ones? For example, how do I start the conversation with my younger primas so they don’t have the burden that I did in learning everything on my own?
 
- How to deal when your parents buy everything old and used and don’t see that something newer might be better in the long run. (Old and keeps breaking down)
 
- Do you feel like who you marry makes a big impact on your financial goals and or financial habits? If so, what advice would you give first generation folks, when it comes to dating and moving up the financial ladder?
 
- Budgeting and financial tips  for married couples, maybe percentages to be allocated  ex 50/30/20  or steps  to implement navigating financials together and for kids 
 
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