Money Buddies:
Asking for a Friend
Asking for a friend: Sitting Down and Saving Up
Saving is an action… Everyone’s “enough” is different. Habits are hard, but when you get into a rhythm they are easier. All of this rings true for most things, including saving. So, what are you saving for?
Asking for a friend: The Notorious a.b.c.
And here is why we’re always saying that teachers are like MCs!! ….You don’t have to know how to rap to be the Master of Ceremony of whatever room you’re commanding.
Asking for a friend: All this Dirt - A Special Episode
Happy Earth Day!! 🌍 💚…. Our spending choices effect our beautiful home & the other communities who live here on earth with us. So, let’s be mindful…. 💫🌍🌱 Poem by Harryette Mullen
ps. Happy Poetry Month & Financial Literacy Month too!
Asking for a friend: The Fab Five
5 ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP: As hip hop educators we aim to engage students with multiple ways of learning, cause not everyone learns the same. The 5 elements are one of many ways to break down different kinds of learners, and also different kinds of creative voices….. And we do believe teachers are the ultimate MCs! Stay tuned for that webcomic, dropping soon :)
Asking for a friend ep. 17: Gimme some credit: use it, or lose it?
Dyalekt & Cai break down why it’s important to hold on to that first credit card!
Asking for a friend ep. 16: Gimme some credit 2.0
Cai & Dyalekt answer some of your most asked questions about credit, from how to pick a credit card to the seedy underbelly of credit scores and the even seedier underbelly of pay day loans.
Asking for a friend ep. 15: Details, details part 3
How do I buy with my values? It may take a little looking, but there are incredible local and independent businesses all around us. Whether you want to support Black owned stores, restaurants working with the recently incarcerated, local bookshops and grocers, independent artists, or any number of businesses that align with YOUR VALUES, Cai & Dyalekt have 3 simple steps for making every purchase count. We may not always succeed, but just the process of exploring can be both REWARDING and FUN.
Asking for a friend ep. 14: details, details part 2
If you have every been to a Pocket's Change workshop, you have probably heard us say "You always put your money where your mouth is"! In Part 2/3 of our series on The Details (check out Ep. 13!), Cai, Dyalekt, and Dyalekt's new haircut break down what it means to spend with our values!
Asking for a friend ep. 13: details, details
How do we enjoy the summer without going broke?! This is the beginning of a series of episode trying to answer this question before summer is gone!
Asking for a friend ep. 12: Protect yo self
Should you get renter’s insurance?
Asking for a friend ep. 10: Credit History 101
What’s the REAL history of credit scores? It’s more messy than you think!
Asking for a friend ep. 9: Talking Shop
Should I get a store credit card? Do you have a store credit card? How do you use it?
Asking for a friend ep. 8: Hip-Hop has change
What does Hip Hop have to do with financial resilience?? Spoiler Alert: a lot more than you think.
Asking for a friend ep. 7: An applicant by any other name
Do you need to change your name to get the job?
Asking for a friend ep. 6: Money Monk Son
Let’s talk Financial Astrology! What’s your Money Personality?
Asking for a friend ep. 5: The great divide
What’s the deal with the wealth divide??
Asking for a friend ep. 4: FIN. ED. is outta this world
What’s the difference between economic literacy and economic resilience?
Asking for a friend ep. 3: Banking on it
How do you pick a bank?
Asking for a friend ep. 2: All work no fund
Cai’s friend wants to know, Do you need a retirement fund if you never plan to retire? (spoiler, yes!)
Asking for a friend ep. 1: Gimme some credit
Does checking your credit score really lower it? Dyalekt & Cai debunk some classic misconceptions about checking your credit score.
