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Money Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyI Worked In Tech And Was Made To Feel Like I Could Never Understand Investing. Now I Teach Women How To Do It#20: Have you ever been made to feel like you couldn't do something? But low key, you knew that you absolutely could?In this episode, I share with you how the tech bros at my old corporate job are the reason why I built Money for Mujeres. Episode Highlights:I thought I couldn't do it so I said 'not for me' and gave up on it for 5 yearsLater I found out I COULD do it, and that it wasn't 'too complicated'How you can invest too with $10 at a time, and then teach everyone...2025-07-1616 min
Yo Quiero DineroWhat To Do If You Want To Retire with Mariel AmadorIn this episode of Yo Quiero Dinero, we're diving into personal finance, entrepreneurship, and the unique money challenges faced by the Latino community with Mariel Amador, creator of Money For Mujeres and host of the Chinga Tu Money podcast. Discover how Mariel's journey from the classroom to financial empowerment coach is breaking barriers and transforming lives. Learn her top strategies for investing, overcoming financial fears, and building wealth as a Latina. Whether you're just starting your financial journey or looking to elevate your money game, this episode is packed with insights and motivation to help you become poderosa with...2025-07-1447 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyMy Business Flopped So I'm Going Back To Teaching#19: Does taking the scenic route make us losers? No friend, it makes us present, joyful, and human.In this episode I share the reasons I'm going back to teaching after taking a year off to focus on my business.I considered 3 things:Financial stabilityWhere I am relative to my long term goals + how I FEEL about where I am on the journeyMy partner and our well being as a coupleThis episode is full of chismecito, stream it now, and then run over to instagram to let me know your thoughts!2025-07-0120 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyEMERGENCY BROADCAST: We Need Money In Our Hands. FREE 'Retire on Time' Workshop#18: Money is power. Money is options. Money is Freedom.WATCH Virtual Workshop Replay: 'Retire On Time' to get started with investing for retirement.Our community works too hard to arrive at retirement and not have enough money. And it doesn't have to be that way.Please sign-up for the workshop replay here. Advancements in technology have changed the game for everyday people. We, too, can now build wealth - even $10 at a time.Share this far and wide and #RetireOnTime Hosted on...2025-06-1609 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyHow To Save Money For The Slow Months As An Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Or Comission Based Employee With Variable Income#17: How do I save money if I have variable income? How do I know if I'm saving enough money to cover my personal expenses?This episode is for the person who has variable income and wants to plan ahead for the 'slow' months or no income months.Save money for slow months in 3 steps:Step 1: Calculate your bare bones budgetStep 2: Open a High Yield Savings Account with a bank that is 'FDIC' insuredStep 3: Every month send any 'extra' money above your monthly expenses into your...2025-06-0113 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyMy Partner Makes 2x More Than Me. Here's How We Split Expenses#16: Do you and your partner split expenses in an 'equitable' way? Meaning, does the higher income earner pay more?In this episode, my partner of 2 years and I share how we manage money as a couple including, who pays for what, do we have joint bank accounts, does one pay more for 'fun' stuff and what happens when we have different POVs on spending?We talk about the shame that can come up when 1 partner makes less than the other and the empathy required to have difficult money conversations.In...2025-05-0159 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyWhy You Aren't Taking Action#15: Ever wonder why despite REALLY wanting to, and despite making a plan, and telling yourself over and over you'll do something, you just can't seem to make it happen? This episode is for the person who is done shaming themselves about it and who is READY to get to the root of why making a change is so hard. More specifically, it's for the person who is ready to take the action required to make a change.⭐️⭐️Super Mega Spoiler⭐️⭐️You aren’t taking action because your subconscious thoughts are overpowering your conscious ones.Your b...2025-04-0227 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyI Made $601 and Spent $16,085 in 2024 and I’m Not in Scarcity Mindset About It#14: Business isn't ever what it seems💸Social Media shows us the highlights - but what's REALLY going on behind the scenes?In this episode, I'm sharing with you my FOR REAL 2024 numbers. It's true friend, I spent way more than I made. I also share with you some BTS of the mindset work required to build something from the ground up. That scarcity mindset ya'll. It's a sneaky thing. I share with you some of my struggles and what you can do to be mindful of your subconscious thoughts too.See you...2025-03-0126 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyFinancial Abuse in Family: Money Red Flags to Look For with Justine De Peralta, Financial Educator and Author#13: What does financial abuse in families look like?💸Can my own sibling inflict financial abuse on me? What about a cousin? A distant relative? The answer is absolutely.In this episode, I went to Reddit to share some real life examples of financial abuse in families. Financial abuse is a spectrum, it can be something small or something that takes 100% of control from an individual.Then, Justine De Peralta, Author of ‘Girl, Jump: Building a Financial Safety Net to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Reclaim Your Freedom’ and I have a conversation about money r...2025-02-2230 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyFinancial Abuse in Friendships: Money Red Flags to Look For with Justine De Peralta, Financial Educator and Author#12: What does financial abuse in friendships even look like?💸And why is it so hard to talk about money with friends?In this episode:I list some friend money red flags to look out for like being the ‘go to’ friend for money related things OR being pressured to spend more than you want to.Then, Justine De Peralta, Author of ‘Girl, Jump: Building a Financial Safety Net to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Reclaim Your Freedom’ and I have a casual conversation about money red flags we’ve seen or experienced. (Ever get asked to...2025-02-1534 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyMoney Boundaries: I Can't Afford to go Out. How do I Politely Tell my Friend?#11: Listen. Sometimes we just can't afford that thing that our friend/family wants us to do. And other times - we just don't want to spend our hard earned money there.How do we communicate our needs lovingly? And without pissing our loved ones off?Justine De Peralta, Certified Financial Education Instructor, Domestic Violence Counselor, and Author of ‘Girl, Jump: Building a Financial Safety Net to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Reclaim Your Freedom’ walks me through the 4 steps of non-violent communication.Share an observationShare your feelingShare your needsTie it together with a re...2025-02-0926 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyFinancial Abuse in Couples: Money Red Flags To Look For with Justine De Peralta, Financial Educator and Author#10: Financial Abuse can be hard to identify and is present in nearly 99% of total domestic violence cases.What financial red flags do I look for in romantic relationships? How do I know if I am experiencing financial abuse?Today Justine De Peralta, Author of ‘Girl, Jump: Building a Financial Safety Net to Leave an Abusive Relationship and Reclaim Your Freedom’ and I chat about some financial red flags to look out for.Key Takeaways:If something doesn't feel right when it comes to money in your relationship, explore that feeling. You...2025-02-0157 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyIf You're a Latina, It's Time to Invest. No More Excuses: 4 Reasons to Invest Now#9: With the ability to buy just a few dollars of an investment at a time, the ONLY thing holding you back from investing is fear.Y amiga, who benefits from your fear? Investing for retirement can be simple. And I’m here to help you. Because of our friend inflation, there is no way to ‘save for retirement’ without buying investments in a retirement account.Your money needs TIME to grow in the stock market. In fact, time is the biggest indicator of how much your money will grow. Start now. Even $5 at a ti...2025-01-0148 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyNew Year, Healed Money Mindset: How to Start Understanding Your Money Story with Jasmine Lopez, Joy-Based Money Coach#8: Most of us want to level up our money mindset and better understand our money traumas. Yet, oftentimes, we don't know where to start.Jasmine Lopez, a joy-based money coach and founder of financial wellness brand, Mentally Mutually, shares how to take the first step in understanding our money mindset."Oftentimes a lot of the trauma in our lived experience is held in our body" she said. "An invitation for us is to pause and be able to say, 'I am going to give myself the permission to pause, so that I can...2024-12-0142 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyNYBE: How I Voted in the 2024 Presidential Election#7: I did not vote for Kamala Harris, but I wanted, desperately, for her to win.Tune in to learn the process I went through to decide whether to vote Blue despite the U.S. funded genocide or whether to vote Green even with all that is at stake.In this episode, I do NOT dissect the election results, nor do I share where we go from here. I simply transparently share with you my decision making process. The community building and where we go from here part is to come. Take care.2024-11-1021 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu Money5 Ways To Save Money This Holiday Season#6 Worried about overspending this holiday season? Feeling stressed about not giving as many gifts as you'd like? If so, then this is the episode for you.In this episode we learn which 5 things will help you not go broke this holiday season. We also talk about slowly pivoting away from consumerism and taking baby steps towards value-based giving.There is an art to meaningful giving. I have been 'cheap' before. I've also given useless gifts for the sake of giving before. I've racked up credit card debt when I should have set a...2024-11-0117 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyHow To Break Free From the Money Story that is Holding You Back#5: Are you living in the past, amiga?Today's episode highlights the importance of reflecting on the money habits and lessons we observed as kids. Are those lessons holding us back? And if so, what can we do to break free?We also discuss how the people around us - whether explicitly or subconsciously influence how we see the world - and therefore what we think is possible.Finally, we talk about the importance of saying goodbye to our old identity and stepping into our new identity. No matter, how freaking...2024-10-0119 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyHow I Saved Money on Housing by Renting a Room for 4 Years#4: 'You can afford anything, but not everything' -Afford Anything Podcast.By renting a room in a house for 4 years, I was able to repeatedly max out my IRA - even on 30k a year. What led me down that path? A monthly car payment that was MORE than what I was paying in rent.This episode introduces the idea that we can and should challenge society's expectations of us. Need to get a roommate for a few months to free up some cash? Do it. Want to be a 1 car household for a...2024-09-0114 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyI Saved for a Trip to Asia for 12 Months and Spent it All in 3 Weeks. SO WORTH IT!#3: A major 'travel hack' I learned about is 'pre-paying' or front-loading the cost of upcoming trips and man, do I recommend it!In this episode, I share how I saved for and spent during my 3 week trip to Asia. Spoiler Alert: It's all about saving super early and sticking to the plan. PLUS I was able to go 50/50 on EVERYTHING with my boyfriend which is not how we do things when home. #abundanceIn this episode, I mention an 'Abundance Amplified' program. Follow @immigrant.finance for more info. I also challenge you to...2024-08-0109 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyREPLAY: Starting the Conversation about Latinas, our Money and our Future w/ Gracie from Mija Listen Podcast#2: IM IN JAPAN! I’ve been saving $ an entire year for this trip and I’m finally here! 2 days ago, I finished the “Build Wealth While Broke” workshop fundraiser for Palestine and I’m TIRED! In order to practice boundaries, today’s episode is a replay of an incredible money conversation I had with Gracie, from the Mija Listen Podcast.In this episode, we talk about scarcity mindset, how upbringing influences our relationship with money, y mucho mas. Gracie is a talented interviewer, this conversation is one of my favorites and I can’t wait for you to hear it...2024-06-3050 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyNYBE: How to Get Closer to Student Loan Forgiveness (if eligible) via the IDR Waiver#1: In this 'Not Your Bonus Episode' episode, I talk about the IDR Waiver (Income Driven Repayment Plan) and how it could get you closer to student loan forgiveness if you are eligible. If you have federal student loans and are on an IDR plan, this waiver could be relevant to you.There is an important June 30th deadline approaching so be sure to listen to the podcast episode, execute the calls to action, and most importantly, share this information with a friend. You could help save them years of student loan payments if they are eligible...2024-06-2111 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyWhat to Expect This Year From Ching@ Tu Money#0: In this introductory episode, you learn a bit about the host and about what to expect from Ching@ Tu Money this year. Want me to learn more about a particular money topic? Send your question over via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneyformujeres/Subscribe Now and be the first to hear about new episodes. Enjoy!⭐️⭐️RESOURCES:⭐️⭐️💸Work 1:1 with Mariel here💸Subscribe to my Newsletter where I share my scarcity thoughts and how I walk myself out of them💸Follow Mariel on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for2024-06-0106 minMoney Mindset and Personal Finance for First Gen Latinas: Ching@ Tu MoneyComing Soon: Ching@ Tu Money!Subscribe to Ching@ Tu Money, where we learn about all things dinero through stories. Whether you are working on your scarcity mindset like me, or have reached major money milestones already, this podcast is for you. Hasta pronto!⭐️⭐️RESOURCES:⭐️⭐️💸Work 1:1 with Mariel here💸Subscribe to my Newsletter where I share my scarcity thoughts and how I walk myself out of them💸Follow Mariel on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2300 min
Mija, Listen.Money for Mujeres: Starting the conversation about Latinas, our money and our futureBueno buenos dias and happy Monday to all the beautiful and bad ass #Mujeres out there. We have a new episode of Mija, Listen for you and today we’re talking MONEY. Bueno Bueno, happy Monday to all the beautiful and bad ass #Mujeres out there. We have a new episode of Mija, Listen for you and today we’re talking MONEY.
This week’s guest is Mariel Amador, the Mujer behind @MoneyforMujeres on Instagram. She's from the 956, she's an MBA grad and she's all about educating millennial women and latinas about investing on any budg...2023-07-3150 min
Our Whitman, My StoryMariel AmadorWhitman College students tell their stories—about their unique experiences in choosing Whitman and being part of the Whitman community and what they love most. This is Mariel’s story.Mariel Amador is a sophomore from Renton, Washington who is majoring in Hispanic Studies. She thought she would struggle to fit in at Whitman because of her economic and social background as a first-generation college student. But, from the get-go she found Whitman to be very understanding of her situation and found support services around every corner.The “Our Whitman, My Story” podcast...2022-04-0712 min
Why Gifts MatterMariel AmadorIn this episode, Bruce Anderson from the Core Gift Institute talks with Mariel Amador. On a fast track to leadership with a technology company in the Fortune 500, Mariel discovered the idea of gifts while on a guided reflective walk with other young people and made an abrupt U-turn out of that industry. Instead, she made a courageous commitment to find work that was more closely aligned with her gifts. We are talking to her today as she is finishing a year of teaching English in Spain, and on her way to Wales to be a mentor with Trek Epic, and...2019-09-2324 min